Where does “sondach” come from?
sondach (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sunnadag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Ancestry of “sondach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | sunnadag | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 3 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 4 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |