Where does “suþ” come from?

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

suþ (Old English): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “suþ”, step by step

suþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic sunþrą

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

via Old English halh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishhalhAlternative form of healh; water meadow; hollow,...

Words derived from “suþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →