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Where does “sunne” come from?

sunne (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon sunna, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Ancestry of “sunne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sunne”

  • Sünn
  • sünnig
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