Where does “sunperch” come from?

sunperch (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.

sunperch (English): Regional name for any of various North American...

Definitions

  1. Regional name for any of various North American...

Ancestry of “sunperch”, step by step

sunperch 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 perch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperchAny of the three species of spiny-finned...
2Middle Englishpercheperch; A stake, bar or pole, usually running...
3Old Frenchperche—
4Latinperticapole, long staff; measuring rod; rod, the Roman...
5Proto-Italicpertikā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →