Where does “syden” come from?

syden (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Süden, from Italian sud, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

syden (Norwegian Bokmål): "The south"; used to denote the Mediterranean...

Definitions

  1. "The south"; used to denote the Mediterranean...

Ancestry of “syden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüdensouth
2Italiansudsouth
3Frenchsudsouth
4Middle Frenchsudsouth
5Old Frenchsudsouth
6Old Englishsūþsouth
7Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →