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Where does “sunne” come from?

sunne (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sunne (Old English): sun

Definitions

  1. sun

Ancestry of “sunne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sunne”

  • soon
  • son
  • sun
  • sin
  • Sunday
  • sins
  • sunny
  • grandson
  • Sony
  • sunglasses
  • sundown
  • sunflower
  • sunlit
  • Bronson
  • sunscreen
  • sonship
  • sunless
  • sonny
  • sundial
  • sunfish
  • Whitsuntide
  • sunstroke
  • sunspot
  • Whitsun
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