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Where does “sūþ” come from?

sūþ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sūþ (Old English): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “sūþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
2Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sūþ”

  • south
  • southward
  • Suffolk
  • southeastern
  • southwestern
  • Southey
  • southerly
  • southwards
  • Southland
  • Southgate
  • southbound
  • southland
  • southpaw
  • southwardly
  • southing
  • southcentral
  • southside
  • souther
  • southmost
  • southwesternmost
  • southeasternmost
  • Southville
  • southbridge
  • Southlander
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