Where does “Südvietnam” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Südvietnam”, step by step

Südvietnam 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 Vietnam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVietnamVietnam
2VietnameseViệt NamVietnamese
3VietnameseNam ViệtNanyue
4Middle Chinese南—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sudą →
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