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Where does “sonnendach” come from?

sonnendach (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 “sonnendach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsunnadag—
2Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
3Latindies Solissun's day
4Latinsōl—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sonnendach”

  • どんたく
  • zondag
  • Palmzondag
  • zondagskind
  • Sondag
  • iSonto
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