Where does “Sunn” come from?

Sunn (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian Sonn, 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.

Sunn (Hunsrik): Sun

Definitions

  1. Sun

Ancestry of “Sunn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianSonnsun
2Middle High Germansunnesun
3Old High Germansunnasun; an excuse; justification
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →
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