Where does “sunne” come from?
sunne (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
sunne (Old Frisian): sun
Ancestry of “sunne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnā | sun |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sunnǭ | the sun |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sh̥₂uén | sun; the Sun |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
Words derived from “sunne”