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Where does “Sunday” come from?

Sunday comes from Middle English sunnenday, from Old English sunnandæġ, combining Old English sunne and Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ meaning sun.

Sunday (English): The first day of the week in many religious...

Definitions

  1. The first day of the week in many religious...

Ancestry of “Sunday”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Sunday”

  • Whitsuntide
  • Whitsun
  • sundae
  • Sundaylike
  • Sundayish
  • 新地
  • 聖代
  • サンデー
  • sande
  • Sande
  • sonde
  • sandi
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