Etymology Explorer
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Where does “sun” come from?
sun (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.
Ancestry of “sun”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
sunuz
son
2
Proto-Indo-European
*suhnús
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Words derived from “sun”
soh
Sonn
sun
Sonn
zūn
zun
Sohn
su
sun
suun
sunn
sohn
Sohn
Sunn
Sonneblumm
Sonnebrëll
Sonneprabbeli
sonneg
Sonnenauer
Sonnenënnergang
Sonnefleck
Sonneschäin
Schwiegersohn
Hurensohn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →
Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →