Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sunþr

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sunþraz m, *sunþrą n.

Adjective

*sunþr

southern

Inflection

*sunþr (comparative *sunþriʀō, superlative *sunþrist)

Descendants

Old English: sūþ
- Middle English: south, souþ, suþ, sowth, suthe, souþe, suth, souht; zouth
  - English: south
  - Scots: sooth
  - Yola: zouth
- → Old French: sud, su
  - Middle French: sud
    - French: sud
Old Frisian: sūth
- Saterland Frisian: Sude
- West Frisian: súd
Old Saxon: sūth
- Low German: süüd
  - → German: Süd
Old Dutch: *sūth
- Middle Dutch: suid
  - Dutch: zuid
    - Afrikaans: suid
    - Negerhollands: sud, seit, syd
    - → Papiamentu: sùit
Old High German: sunt, *sundar
- Middle High German: sunder

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