Where does “sørlig” come from?

sørlig (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.

sørlig (Norwegian Bokmål): southern; southerly

Definitions

  1. southern; southerly

Ancestry of “sørlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsørsouth
2Old Norsesyðrimore southerly; most southerly
3Proto-Germanicsunþrizôcomparative degree of *sunþraz
4Proto-Germanicsunþrazsouth, southern
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂únt(e)ros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþraz →
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