Where does “sonne” come from?
sonne (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sunna, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
sonne (Middle Dutch): sun; sunshine, sunlight
Ancestry of “sonne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | sunna | sun; Son |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnā | sun |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sunnǭ | the sun |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sh̥₂uén | sun; the Sun |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
Words derived from “sonne”