Where does “suþwesterne” come from?

suþwesterne (Old English) comes from Old English westerne, from Proto-Germanic westrōnijaz, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

suþwesterne (Old English): southwestern

Definitions

  1. southwestern

Ancestry of “suþwesterne”, step by step

suþwesterne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English westerne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwesternewestern
2Proto-Germanicwestrōnijazwestern
3Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Old English sūþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsūþsouth
2Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →