Where does “sunfleck” come from?

sunfleck (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.

sunfleck (English): A brief patch of sunlight in the understory of an ecosystem

Definitions

  1. A brief patch of sunlight in the understory of an ecosystem

Ancestry of “sunfleck”, step by step

sunfleck 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 fleck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfleckA flake; A lock, as of wool; A small spot or...
2Middle Englishflekk—
3Old Norseflekkrspot
4Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
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