Where does “suðvestur” come from?

suðvestur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vestur, from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

suðvestur (Icelandic): southwest

Definitions

  1. southwest

Ancestry of “suðvestur”, step by step

suðvestur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vestur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvesturwest
2Old Norsevestrwest, westwards
3Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
4Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Icelandic suður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsuðursouth
2Old Norsesuðrsouth; southern; southwards
3Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →