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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

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

Words derived from “suþ”

  • Sussex
  • Sutton
  • sussexite
  • sureño
  • sud
  • sur
  • sudtirolese
  • centrosud
  • sudorientale
  • sudoccidentale
  • sud
  • sud-est
  • sud
  • sudeste
  • sud
  • sudoriento
  • sudo
  • sudano
  • suduesto
  • sudeosto
  • sur
  • surleste
  • suroeste
  • sud
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