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Where does “sunnodagher” come from?

sunnodagher (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse sunnudagr, from Old Saxon sunnundag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

Ancestry of “sunnodagher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsesunnudagrSunday
2Old Saxonsunnundag—
3Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
4Latindies Solissun's day
5Latinsōl—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sunnodagher”

  • adventssöndag
  • söndag
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →