Where does “south” come from?

south (Middle English) comes from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

south (Middle English): south, southernness; A location to the south; the...

Definitions

  1. south, southernness; A location to the south; the...

Ancestry of “south”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsūþsouth
2Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “south”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →