Where does “Südsahara” come from?

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

Südsahara (German): southern Sahara

Definitions

  1. southern Sahara

Ancestry of “Südsahara”, step by step

Südsahara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Süd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüdthe south; a wind coming from the south
2Middle High Germansut—
3Old High Germansut—
4Proto-Germanicsudąbrew, soup

via German Sahara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSahara—
2Arabicصَحَارَىdeserts
Every word from Proto-Germanic sudą →Every word from Old High German sut →Every word from Middle High German sut →