Where does “Sørlandet” come from?

Sørlandet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sør, from Old Norse syðri, from Proto-Germanic sunþrizô, from Proto-Germanic sunþraz, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Sørlandet (Norwegian Bokmål): comprising the county of Agder

Definitions

  1. comprising the county of Agder

Ancestry of “Sørlandet”, step by step

Sørlandet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsørsouth
2Old Norsesyðrimore southerly; most southerly
3Proto-Germanicsunþrizôcomparative degree of *sunþraz
4Proto-Germanicsunþrazsouth, southern
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂únt(e)ros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Norwegian Bokmål land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållandcountry; land; imperative of lande
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Sørlandet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþraz →