Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sunþanā

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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

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

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