Where does “zuidwester” come from?

zuidwester (Dutch) comes from Dutch er, from Old Dutch iro.

zuidwester (Dutch): southwestern; A sou'wester; A libecchio

Definitions

  1. southwestern; A sou'wester; A libecchio

Ancestry of “zuidwester”, step by step

zuidwester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

via Dutch zuidwest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuidwestsouthwest; towards the southwest
2Middle Dutchsuutwest—

Words derived from “zuidwester”

Every word from Old Dutch iro →Every word from Dutch er →