Where does “sunna” come from?

sunna (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sunna (Old High German): sun; an excuse; justification

Definitions

  1. sun; an excuse; justification

Ancestry of “sunna”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sunna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →