Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunþraz

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros, from *sóh₂w-l̥ ~ *sh₂w-én-s (the sun) +‎ *-teros (directional suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*sunþraz (comparative *sunþrizô, superlative *sunþristaz)

  1. south, southern

Inflection[edit]


Derived terms[edit]

Coordinate terms[edit]

(compass points)

*nurþraz
*westraz *austraz
*sunþraz

Descendants[edit]

Adverb[edit]

*sunþraz (comparative *sunþrōz, superlative *sunþrōst)

  1. south, southward

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN