Where does “Sydamerika” come from?

Sydamerika (Swedish) comes from Danish syd, from Dutch zuid, from Old Dutch sūth, from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Ancestry of “Sydamerika”, step by step

Sydamerika traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish syd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishsydThe south; imperative of syde
2Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
3Old Dutchsūth—
4Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
5Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Swedish Amerika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishAmerika—

via Danish Amerika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishAmerika—

Words derived from “Sydamerika”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sunþr →