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Where does “presunrise” come from?

presunrise (English) comes from English sunrise, from English Sun, from Middle English sunne, from Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

presunrise (English): Before sunrise

Definitions

  1. Before sunrise

Ancestry of “presunrise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsunriseThe time of day when the sun appears above the...
2EnglishSunAbbreviation of Sunday
3Middle EnglishsunneAlternative form of sonne; sun
4Old Englishsunnesun
5Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
6Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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