Where does “surleste” come from?
surleste (Galician) comes from Galician sur, 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.
surleste (Galician): southeast
Definitions
- southeast
Ancestry of “surleste”, step by step
surleste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician sur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | sur | south; the southern portion of a territory or... |
| 2 | French | sud | south |
| 3 | Middle French | sud | south |
| 4 | Old French | sud | south |
| 5 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via Galician leste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | leste | east; the eastern portion of a territory or... |
| 2 | French | est | east; third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Middle French | est | third-person singular present indicative of estre |
| 4 | Old French | est | third-person singular present indicative of estre |
| 5 | Latin | est | third-person singular present active indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésti | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |