Where does “sunne” come from?

sunne (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.

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

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sonne; sun

Ancestry of “sunne”, step by step

sunne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sunne

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

via Old English sunna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsunnasun
2Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
3Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
4Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “sunne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →