Where does “sunbrowned” come from?
sunbrowned (English) comes 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.
sunbrowned (English): Having the skin tanned brown by the sun
Definitions
- Having the skin tanned brown by the sun
Ancestry of “sunbrowned”, step by step
sunbrowned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sun | Abbreviation of Sunday |
| 2 | Middle English | sunne | Alternative form of sonne; sun |
| 3 | Old English | sunne | sun |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnā | sun |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sunnǭ | the sun |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh̥₂uén | sun; the Sun |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via English browned
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | browned | simple past tense and past participle of brown |