Where does “Frühlingssonne” come from?
Frühlingssonne (German) comes from German sonne, from Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Frühlingssonne (German): spring sunshine, spring sun
Definitions
- spring sunshine, spring sun
Ancestry of “Frühlingssonne”, step by step
Frühlingssonne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German sonne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sonne | Contraction of so eine; Ungrammatical synonym of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sunne | sun |
| 3 | Old High German | sunna | sun; an excuse; justification |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnā | sun |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sunnǭ | the sun |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh̥₂uén | sun; the Sun |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |