Where does “Sonn” come from?

Sonn (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Sonn (Central Franconian): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “Sonn”, step by step

Sonn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German sunne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansunnesun
2Old High Germansunnasun; an excuse; justification
3Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
4Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Old High German sun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansun—
2Proto-Germanicsunuzson
3Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

Words derived from “Sonn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →