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

Definitions

  1. sunlight

Ancestry of “Sonnenlicht”, step by step

Sonnenlicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Sonn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschSonnsun
2Middle Low Germansünne—
3Old Saxonsunnasun
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Plautdietsch Licht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschLichtlight, illumination
2Middle Low Germanlichtlight; not heavy
3Old Saxonliohtlight
4Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
5Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →
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