Where does “suþdæl” come from?

suþdæl (Old English) comes from Old English dǣl, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

suþdæl (Old English): the south, a southern part or region

Definitions

  1. the south, a southern part or region

Ancestry of “suþdæl”, step by step

suþdæl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dǣl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdǣlpart, share, portion; part, distribution
2Proto-West Germanicdailipart
3Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Old English sūþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsūþsouth
2Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →