Where does “зюйд-вест” come from?

зюйд-вест (Russian) comes from Russian вест, from Dutch west, from Middle Dutch west, from Old Dutch west, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

зюйд-вест (Russian): southwest; southwester "wind"

Definitions

  1. southwest; southwester "wind"

Ancestry of “зюйд-вест”, step by step

зюйд-вест traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вест

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвестwest; west wind
2Dutchwestwest; westwards
3Middle Dutchwest—
4Old Dutchwest—
5Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
6Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Russian зюйд

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзюйдsouth; south wind
2Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
3Old Dutchsūth—
4Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
5Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European we- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros →Every word from Proto-Germanic westraz →