Where does “zūn” come from?

zūn (Vilamovian) comes 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.

zūn (Vilamovian): son

Definitions

  1. son

Ancestry of “zūn”, step by step

zūn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German sunne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansunnesun
2Old High Germansunnasun; an excuse; justification
3Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
4Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Middle High German sun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansunson
2Old High Germansun—
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →