Where does “Sonnensegel” come from?

Sonnensegel (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.

Sonnensegel (German): a solar panel on a spacecraft; a solar sail; a...

Definitions

  1. a solar panel on a spacecraft; a solar sail; a...

Ancestry of “Sonnensegel”, step by step

Sonnensegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sonne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermansonneContraction of so eine; Ungrammatical synonym of...
2Middle High Germansunnesun
3Old High Germansunnasun; an excuse; justification
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via German sëgel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansëgelsail
2Middle High Germansëgel
3Old High Germansegalsail
4Proto-West Germanicseglsail
5Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
6Proto-Germanicsiglą
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uénEvery word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ