Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunþraz

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂ún-teros, from *sóh₂w-l̥ ~ *sh₂w-én-s (the sun) +‎ *-teros (directional suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*sunþraz (comparative *sunþrizô, superlative *sunþristaz)

  1. south, southern

Inflection edit


Derived terms edit

Coordinate terms edit

(compass points)

*nurþraz
*westraz   *austraz
*sunþraz

Descendants edit

Adverb edit

*sunþraz (comparative *sunþrōz, superlative *sunþrōst)

  1. south, southward

Descendants edit

References edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN