Where does “Sonnenënnergang” come from?

Sonnenënnergang (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Sonn, 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.

Sonnenënnergang (Luxembourgish): sunset

Definitions

  1. sunset

Ancestry of “Sonnenënnergang”, step by step

Sonnenënnergang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Sonn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSonnsun
2Central FranconianSonnsun
3Middle High Germansunnesun
4Old High Germansunnasun; an excuse; justification
5Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
6Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Luxembourgish Ënnergang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishËnnergangfall, decline; sinking; setting
2LuxembourgishGangAlternative form of Gank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →