Where does “sør” come from?
sør (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse syðri, from Proto-Germanic sunþrizô, from Proto-Germanic sunþraz, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
sør (Norwegian Nynorsk): south
Ancestry of “sør”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | syðri | more southerly; most southerly |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrizô | comparative degree of *sunþraz |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sunþraz | south, southern |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂únt(e)ros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |