Where does “sunshade” come from?
Sunshade comes from Middle English sunschade, from Old English sunsceadu, a compound of sun and shade.
sunshade (English): Something to keep the sun off, or create shade...
Definitions
- Something to keep the sun off, or create shade...
Ancestry of “sunshade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sunschade | — |
| 2 | Old English | sunsceadu | — |
| 3 | Old English | sċeadu | shadow, shade; darkness; protection |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skadu | shadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaduz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |