Where does “Suudwääste” come from?

Suudwääste (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian Wääste, from Old Frisian west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

Suudwääste (Saterland Frisian): southwest

Definitions

  1. southwest

Ancestry of “Suudwääste”, step by step

Suudwääste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian Wääste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianWäästewest
2Old Frisianwest—
3Proto-West Germanic*westrwestern, westernly
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

via Saterland Frisian Sude

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