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, *sunþrą.

Adjective

*sunþr (comparative *sunþriʀō, superlative *sunþrist)

southern, southernly
Synonym: *sunþrōnī

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

	*norþr
*westr		*austr
	*sunþr

Descendants

Old English: sūþ
- Middle English: south, souþ, suþ, sowth, suthe, souþe, suth, souht, zouth (Kent)
  - English: south
  - Scots: sooth
  - Yola: zouth
- → Old French: sud, su
  - Middle French: sud
    - French: sud
Old Frisian: *sūther
- West Frisian: suder, súd
Old Saxon: *sūthar
- Middle Low German: sǖder, suder
Old High German: sundar
- Middle High German: sunder

Adverb

*sunþr (comparative *sunþrō, superlative *sunþrōst)

toward the south, southward
Synonym: *sunþraward

Descendants

Old English: sūþ
Old Frisian: *sūth
- West Frisian: súd
Old Saxon: sūthar
Old Dutch: *sūthar
- Middle Dutch: suid
  - Dutch: zuid
    - Afrikaans: suid
    - Negerhollands: sud, seit, syd
    - → Papiamentu: sùit
Old High German: *sundar
- Middle High German: sunder

Noun

*sunþr m or n

south

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sunþr
Genitive	*sunþras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sunþr	sunþrō, sunþrōs
Accusative	*sunþr	*sunþrā
Genitive	*sunþras	*sunþrō
Dative	*sunþrē	*sunþrum
Instrumental	*sunþru	*sunþrum

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sunþr
Genitive	*sunþras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sunþr	*sunþru
Accusative	*sunþr	*sunþru
Genitive	*sunþras	*sunþrō
Dative	*sunþrē	*sunþrum
Instrumental	*sunþru	*sunþrum

Descendants

Old Frisian: sūth n
- Saterland Frisian: Sude
- West Frisian: súd
Old Saxon: *sūthar
- Middle Low German: *sūd
  - Low German: süüd
  - → Middle High German: sūd m
    - German: Süd m
Old High German: sund m or n