Where does “sørvest” come from?

sørvest (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.

sørvest (Norwegian Nynorsk): south-west / southwest; south-west, southwest

Definitions

  1. south-west / southwest; south-west, southwest

Ancestry of “sørvest”, step by step

sørvest 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 vest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvestwest; a waistcoat
2Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “sørvest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþraz →