Where does “Mittagssonne” come from?
Mittagssonne (German) comes from German Mittag, from Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
Mittagssonne (German): midday sun, noon sun
Definitions
- midday sun, noon sun
Ancestry of “Mittagssonne”, step by step
Mittagssonne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mittag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mittag | noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | mittetac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mittitac | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mitti | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
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 |