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Where does “Süden” come from?

Süden (Luxembourgish) 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.

Süden (Luxembourgish): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “Süden”, step by step

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