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Where does “Sondag” come from?

Sondag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zondag, from Middle Dutch sondach, from Old Dutch sunnadag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Sondag (Afrikaans): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “Sondag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzondagSunday
2Middle Dutchsondach—
3Old Dutchsunnadag—
4Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
5Latindies Solissun's day
6Latinsōl—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “Sondag”

  • iSonto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →