Where does “Südmauer” come from?

Südmauer (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Südmauer (German): south wall

Definitions

  1. south wall

Ancestry of “Südmauer”, step by step

Südmauer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Süden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüdensouth
2Italiansudsouth
3Frenchsudsouth
4Middle Frenchsudsouth
5Old Frenchsudsouth
6Old Englishsūþsouth
7Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via German Mauer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMauera wall, usually one made of stone or concrete
2Middle High Germanmūrewall
3Old High Germanmūrawall
4Proto-West Germanic*mūrāwall
5Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
6Old Latinmoerus
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrąEvery word from Old English sūþ