Where does “Sonnenstrahl” come from?

Sonnenstrahl (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.

Sonnenstrahl (German): sunray

Definitions

  1. sunray

Ancestry of “Sonnenstrahl”, step by step

Sonnenstrahl 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 strahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrahlbeam, ray (e.g. of light)
2Middle High Germanstrālearrow, beam
3Old High Germanstrālaarrow, lightning bolt
4Proto-Germanic*strālu
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥
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