Where does “sundew” come from?

sundew (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.

sundew (English): Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of insectivorous plants in the...

Ancestry of “sundew”, step by step

sundew traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSunAbbreviation of Sunday
2Middle EnglishsunneAlternative form of sonne; sun
3Old Englishsunnesun
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via English dew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdewAny moisture from the atmosphere condensed by...
2Middle Englishdewdew; moisture present on plants; A rejuvenating...
3Old Englishdēawdew
4Proto-West Germanic*dauwmoisture
5Proto-Germanic*dawwaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →