Where does “sørkyst” come from?

sørkyst (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sør, 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.

sørkyst (Norwegian Nynorsk): south coast

Definitions

  1. south coast

Ancestry of “sørkyst”, step by step

sørkyst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksørsouth
2Old Norsesyðrimore southerly; most southerly
3Proto-Germanicsunþrizôcomparative degree of *sunþraz
4Proto-Germanicsunþrazsouth, southern
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂únt(e)ros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Norwegian Nynorsk kyst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkystcoast
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþraz →