Where does “sun” come from?

sun (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian sand, from Norwegian Nynorsk samd, from Proto-Germanic samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sun (North Frisian): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “sun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansand—
2Norwegian Nynorsksamdin agreement
3Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →