Where does “sørvestre” come from?

sørvestre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vestre, from Old Norse Vestri, from Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

sørvestre (Norwegian Nynorsk): south-west, south-western

Definitions

  1. south-west, south-western

Ancestry of “sørvestre”, step by step

sørvestre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vestre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvestrewest, western
2Old NorseVestriname of a dwarf
3Old Norsevestrwest, westwards
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →