Where does “Sunne” come from?

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

Sunne (Pennsylvania German): plural of Sunn

Definitions

  1. plural of Sunn

Ancestry of “Sunne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanSunnthe sun
2Middle High Germansunnesun
3Old High Germansunnasun; an excuse; justification
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →