Where does “Sonne” come from?

Sonne (English) comes from German sonne, 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.

Ancestry of “Sonne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermansonneContraction of so eine; Ungrammatical synonym of...
2Middle High Germansunnesun
3Old High Germansunnasun; an excuse; justification
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →