Where does “Wervicq-Sud” come from?
Wervicq-Sud (French) comes 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 “Wervicq-Sud”, step by step
Wervicq-Sud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French sud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sud | south |
| 2 | Middle French | sud | south |
| 3 | Old French | sud | south |
| 4 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via French Wervicq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Wervicq | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Wervik | — |
| 3 | Latin | Viroviācum | — |