Where does “sul” come from?

sul (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese sur, from French sud, from Middle French sud, from Old French sud, from Old English sūþ, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sul (Portuguese): south

Definitions

  1. south

Ancestry of “sul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesur—
2Frenchsudsouth
3Middle Frenchsudsouth
4Old Frenchsudsouth
5Old Englishsūþsouth
6Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old English sūþ →