Where does “sonnenklar” come from?

sonnenklar (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.

sonnenklar (German): sunny, sunbright

Definitions

  1. sunny, sunbright

Ancestry of “sonnenklar”, step by step

sonnenklar 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 klār

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanklārclear; transparent; bright
2Middle High Germanklār
3Middle Dutchclâerbright, shining, ready, finished
4Latinclārusclear, bright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uénEvery word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ
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