Where does “זון” come from?

זון (Yiddish) 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.

זון (Yiddish): sun; son

Definitions

  1. sun; son

Ancestry of “זון”, step by step

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

Words derived from “זון”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →