Where does “sunnandæġ” come from?

sunnandæġ (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sunnandæġ (Old English): day of the sun

Definitions

  1. day of the sun

Ancestry of “sunnandæġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag
2Latindies Solissun's day
3Latinsōl
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥Every word from Latin sōlEvery word from Latin dies Solis