Where does “söder” come from?

söder (Swedish) comes from Old Norse suðr, from Proto-Germanic sunþrą, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

söder (Swedish): south; one of the four major compass points;...

Definitions

  1. south; one of the four major compass points;...

Ancestry of “söder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesuðrsouth; southern; southwards
2Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “söder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunþrą →Every word from Old Norse suðr →