Where does “Sonnenstich” come from?

Sonnenstich (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.

Sonnenstich (German): sunstroke

Definitions

  1. sunstroke

Ancestry of “Sonnenstich”, step by step

Sonnenstich 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 stich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstichsingular imperative of stechen
2Middle High Germanstich
3Old High Germanstihprick, sting, stitch
4Proto-West Germanicstikiprick, puncture
5Proto-Germanicstikiza sticking, prick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥