Where does “sun” come from?

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

sun (Middle English): Alternative form of sonne; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sonne; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “sun”, step by step

sun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English sonne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsonneThe brightest and warmest celestial body,...
2Old Englishsunnesun
3Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
4Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Old English sunu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsunuson, male child
2Proto-West Germanicsunuson
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

Words derived from “sun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →