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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)

  1. 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
      • English: south
      • Scots: sooth
      • Yola: zouth
    • Old French: sud, su
  • Old Frisian: *sūther
  • Old Saxon: *sūthar
  • Old High German: sundar

Adverb

*sunþr (comparative *sunþrō, superlative *sunþrōst)

  1. toward the south, southward
    Synonym: *sunþraward

Descendants

  • Old English: sūþ
  • Old Frisian: *sūth
  • Old Saxon: sūthar
  • Old Dutch: *sūthar
  • Old High German: *sundar

Noun

*sunþr m or n

  1. 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
  • Old High German: sund m or n
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