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Where does “snein” come from?

snein (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian sunnandei, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

snein (West Frisian): Sunday

Definitions

  1. Sunday

Ancestry of “snein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansunnandei—
2Proto-Germanic*Sunnōn dag—
3Latindies Solissun's day
4Latinsōl—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →