Where does “syd” come from?

syd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish syd, from Dutch zuid, from Old Dutch sūth, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

syd (Norwegian Bokmål): south; a land area in the south

Definitions

  1. south; a land area in the south

Ancestry of “syd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishsydThe south; imperative of syde
2Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
3Old Dutchsūth—
4Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
5Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “syd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr →