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Where does “sundagh” come from?

sundagh (Old Danish) 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.

Ancestry of “sundagh”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sundagh”

  • søndag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →