Where does “Sonne” come from?

Sonne (German) comes 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.

Sonne (German): a sun; sunshine, sunlight

Definitions

  1. a sun; sunshine, sunlight

Ancestry of “Sonne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansunnesun
2Old High Germansunnasun; an excuse; justification
3Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
4Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →
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