Where does “suður” come from?

suður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse suðr, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

suður (Icelandic): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “suður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesuðrsouth; southern; southwards
2Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “suður”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old Norse suðr →