Where does “sydlig” come from?
sydlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål syd, 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.
sydlig (Norwegian Bokmål): southern; southerly
Ancestry of “sydlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | syd | south; a land area in the south |
| 2 | Danish | syd | The south; imperative of syde |
| 3 | Dutch | zuid | south; southwards |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sūth | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sunþr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrą | south; south, southward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |