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Where does “suden” come from?

suden (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic sunþanē, from Proto-Germanic sunþraz, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Ancestry of “suden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsunþanēfrom the south
2Proto-Germanicsunþrazsouth, southern
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂únt(e)ros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “suden”

  • Südafrika
  • Süden
  • zuiden
  • syden
  • sydlig
  • syd
  • sydøst
  • sydover
  • sydvest
  • syden
  • Süden
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