Where does “Süden” come from?

Süden (German) comes from Italian sud, 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.

Süden (German): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “Süden”, step by step

Süden traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian sud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansudsouth
2Frenchsudsouth
3Middle Frenchsudsouth
4Old Frenchsudsouth
5Old Englishsūþsouth
6Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Middle Dutch suden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsudensouth
2Proto-Germanicsunþanēfrom the south
3Proto-Germanic-anēCreates adverbs with ablative direction
4Proto-Indo-European-neh₁—

via Middle Low German sūden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansūden—
2Old Saxonsūthan—
3Proto-West Germanic*sunþanāfrom the south

Words derived from “Süden”

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