Where does “сѣверъ” come from?

сѣверъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic sěverъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śḗˀweras, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁wer-o-.

сѣверъ (Old Church Slavonic): north

Definitions

  1. north

Ancestry of “сѣверъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěverъnorth
2Proto-Balto-Slavicśḗˀweras—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₁wer-o-—

Words derived from “сѣверъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₁wer-o- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śḗˀweras →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěverъ →