Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunþanē

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

Etymology

From *sunþraz +‎ *-anē.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sun.θɑ.nɛː/

Adverb

*sunþanē

  1. from the south

Coordinate terms

compass point adverbs:  [edit]

*nurþanē
*westanē *austanē
*sunþanē

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sunþanā
    • Old English: sūþan
      • Middle English: suthen
    • Old Saxon: sūthan
    • Old Dutch: *sūthan
    • Old High German: sundan, sundana
  • Old Norse: sunnan

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sunþanē̆”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 387
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