Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunþrą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *sunþraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsun.θrɑ̃/

Noun

*sunþrą n

1. south

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *sunþrą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sunþrą	*sunþrō
vocative	*sunþrą	*sunþrō
accusative	*sunþrą	*sunþrō
genitive	*sunþras, *sunþris	*sunþrǫ̂
dative	*sunþrai	*sunþramaz
instrumental	*sunþrō	*sunþramiz

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

	*nurþrą
*westrą		*austrą
	*sunþrą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sunþr
  • Old English: sūþ
    • Middle English: south
      • English: south
  • Old Frisian: sūth
    • Saterland Frisian: Suude
    • 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
• Old Norse: suðr, sunnr
  • Icelandic: suður
  • Faroese: suður
  • Norn: sud
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sud, sør
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sør
  • Old Swedish: sudher
    • Swedish: söder, syd (influenced by Dutch or Low German)
  • Danish: syd
    • Norwegian Bokmål: syd
  • Gutnish: sudar, sudur