Where does β€œsunray” come from?

sunray (English) comes from English Ray, from Middle English rayen, from English array, from Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Latin arrΔ“dō, from Gothic πŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπƒ, from Proto-Germanic garaidaz β€” resin.

sunray (English): A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam; A beam of...

Definitions

  1. A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam; A beam of...

Ancestry of β€œsunray”, step by step

sunray traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ray

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRayalso used as a formal given name
2Middle Englishrayenβ€”
3EnglisharrayClothing and ornamentation; A collection laid out...
4Middle Englisharrayenβ€”
5Anglo-Normanarraierβ€”
6LatinarrΔ“dōTo advise
7GothicπŒ²πŒ°π‚πŒ°πŒΉπŒΈπƒappointed, ordained
8Proto-Germanicgaraidazready, arranged, prepared
9Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±Γ³mbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanαΈ±eDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkytβ€”
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankutiβ€”
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via English Sun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSunAbbreviation of Sunday
2Middle EnglishsunneAlternative form of sonne; sun
3Old Englishsunnesun
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-GermanicsunnΗ­the sun
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanshΜ₯β‚‚uΓ©nsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansΓ³hβ‚‚wlΜ₯sun
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz β†’