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Where does “sunrise period” come from?

sunrise period (English) comes from English sunrise, 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.

sunrise period (English): The period of time at the launch of a new...

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  1. The period of time at the launch of a new...

Ancestry of “sunrise period”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsunriseThe time of day when the sun appears above the...
2EnglishSunAbbreviation of Sunday
3Middle EnglishsunneAlternative form of sonne; sun
4Old Englishsunnesun
5Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
6Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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