Where does “süüd” come from?

süüd (North Frisian) comes from Old Dutch sūth, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

süüd (North Frisian): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “süüd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsūth—
2Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
3Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr →