Where does “sungazing” come from?

sungazing (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.

sungazing (English): Observing the Sun in the sky

Definitions

  1. Observing the Sun in the sky

Ancestry of “sungazing”, step by step

sungazing 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 gazing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgazingpresent participle of gaze; The act by which...
2EnglishgazeTo stare intently or earnestly; To stare at; A...
3Middle EnglishgasenTo gaze or stare at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →
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