Where does “Sonnenlicht” come from?
Sonnenlicht (German) comes from Plautdietsch Sonn, from Middle Low German sünne, from Old Saxon sunna, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Sonnenlicht (German): sunlight
Ancestry of “Sonnenlicht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Plautdietsch | Sonn | sun |
| 2 | Middle Low German | sünne | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sunna | sun |
| 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 |