Where does “sunnedag” come from?
sunnedag (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon sunnundag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
Ancestry of “sunnedag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | sunnundag | Sunday |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 3 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 4 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |