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Where does “sunnandæg” come from?

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

sunnandæg (Old English): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “sunnandæg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
2Latindies Solissun's day
3Latinsōl—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →