Where does “South Hurstville” come from?

South Hurstville (English) comes from English South, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Ancestry of “South Hurstville”, step by step

South Hurstville traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English South

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSouthAny of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie
2Frenchsudsouth
3Middle Frenchsudsouth
4Old Frenchsudsouth
5Old Englishsūþsouth
6Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via English hurst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhurstA wood or grove
2Middle EnglishhirsteA woodland or copse
3Old Englishhyrsthurst, hillock, eminence, height, wood, wooded...
4Proto-West Germanichurstithicket, wood, grove; nest
5Proto-Germanichurstiz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥st-i-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →