Where does “sundag” come from?

sundag (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sunnudagr, from Old Saxon sunnundag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sundag (Norwegian Nynorsk): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “sundag”, step by step

sundag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sunnudagr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsesunnudagrSunday
2Old SaxonsunnundagSunday
3Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
4Latindies Solissun's day
5Latinsōl—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Old High German sunnūntag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermansunnūntagSunday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Latin sōl →Every word from Latin dies Solis →