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

Definitions

  1. southern; southerly

Ancestry of “sydlig”, step by step

sydlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål syd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsydsouth; a land area in the south
2DanishsydThe south; imperative of syde
3Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
4Old Dutchsūth—
5Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
6Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr →