Where does “sonenergie” come from?

sonenergie (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans son, from Dutch Zon, from Middle Dutch sonne, from Old Dutch sunna, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sonenergie (Afrikaans): solar energy

Definitions

  1. solar energy

Ancestry of “sonenergie”, step by step

sonenergie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans son

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AfrikaanssonSun, sun star of the solar system
2DutchZonthe Sun (closest star to the Earth)
3Middle Dutchsonnesun; sunshine, sunlight
4Old Dutchsunnasun; Son
5Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
6Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Afrikaans energie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansenergieenergy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uénEvery word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ