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
- "The south"; used to denote the Mediterranean...
Ancestry of “syden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Süden | south |
| 2 | Italian | sud | south |
| 3 | French | sud | south |
| 4 | Middle French | sud | — |
| 5 | Old French | sud | south |
| 6 | Old English | sūþ | south |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |