Where does “Süd” come from?

Süd (German) comes from Middle High German sut, from Old High German sut, from Proto-Germanic sudą — brew, soup.

Süd (German): the south; a wind coming from the south

Definitions

  1. the south; a wind coming from the south

Ancestry of “Süd”, step by step

Süd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German sut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansut—
2Old High Germansut—
3Proto-Germanicsudąbrew, soup

via Proto-Turkic sǖt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicsǖtmilk

Words derived from “Süd”

Every word from Proto-Germanic sudą →Every word from Old High German sut →Every word from Middle High German sut →