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Where does “sunnan” come from?

sunnan (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sunþanē, from Proto-Germanic sunþraz, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

sunnan (Old Norse): from the south

Definitions

  1. from the south

Ancestry of “sunnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsunþanēfrom the south
2Proto-Germanicsunþrazsouth, southern
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂únt(e)ros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
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