Where does “sunne” come from?

sunne (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.

sunne (English): Obsolete spelling of sun

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of sun

Ancestry of “sunne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsunA star, especially when seen as the centre of any...
2Middle EnglishsunneAlternative form of sonne; sun
3Old Englishsunnesun
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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