Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sunþanā

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 *sunþanē. Equivalent to *sunþr (“southern”) +‎ *-anā (ablative adverb suffix).

Adverb

*sunþanā

1. ablative of *sunþr (“southern”): from the south

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

	*norþanā
*westanā		*austanā
	*sunþanā

Descendants

• Old English: sūþan
  • Middle English: suthen
• Old Saxon: sūthan
• Old Dutch: *sūthan
  • Middle Dutch: sūden
    • → German: Süden
    • → Alemannic German: Süde
    • Dutch: zuiden
• Old High German: sundan, sundana
  • Middle High German: sunden