Where does “Südländer” come from?

Südländer (German) comes from German Südland, from German Süden, from Italian sud, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą — sun.

Südländer (German): southerner

Definitions

  1. southerner

Ancestry of “Südländer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüdlandsouthland
2GermanSüdensouth
3Italiansudsouth
4Frenchsudsouth
5Middle Frenchsudsouth
6Old Frenchsudsouth
7Old Englishsūþsouth
8Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
9Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →