Where does “Zon” come from?

Zon (Dutch) comes 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.

Zon (Dutch): the Sun (closest star to the Earth)

Definitions

  1. the Sun (closest star to the Earth)

Ancestry of “Zon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsonnesun; sunshine, sunlight
2Old Dutchsunnasun; Son
3Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
4Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “Zon”

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