Where does “sunna” come from?

sunna (Old English) comes from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

sunna (Old English): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “sunna”, step by step

sunna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dūn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
2Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
3Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Proto-West Germanic sunnā

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

Words derived from “sunna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →