Where does “sud” come from?

sud (Norman) comes from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sud (Norman): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “sud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsudsouth
2Old Englishsūþsouth
3Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →