Where does “sonne” come from?

sonne (Middle English) comes from Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sonne (Middle English): The brightest and warmest celestial body,...

Definitions

  1. The brightest and warmest celestial body,...

Ancestry of “sonne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsunnesun
2Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
3Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sonne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →