Where does “Sonntagskind” come from?

Sonntagskind (German) comes from German Sonntag, from Middle High German sunnentac, from Old High German sunnūntag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Sonntagskind (German): child born on a Sunday

Definitions

  1. child born on a Sunday

Ancestry of “Sonntagskind”, step by step

Sonntagskind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sonntag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSonntagSunday
2Middle High GermansunnentacSunday
3Old High GermansunnūntagSunday
4Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
5Latindies Solissun's day
6Latinsōl—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via German kind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankindkid; child young person
2Middle High Germankintkid; child
3Old High Germankindkid; child
4Proto-West Germanickindchild
5Proto-GermanickindąAlternative form of *kinþą; child; offspring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Latin sōl →Every word from Latin dies Solis →