Where does “sud” come from?

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

sud (French): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “sud”, step by step

sud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French sud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsudsouth
2Old Frenchsudsouth
3Old Englishsūþsouth
4Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Old English suþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsuþsouth
2Old EnglishhalhAlternative form of healh; water meadow; hollow,...

Words derived from “sud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →