Where does “זונפֿלעק” come from?

זונפֿלעק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish זון, 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.

זונפֿלעק (Yiddish): sunspot, sunbeam

Definitions

  1. sunspot, sunbeam

Ancestry of “זונפֿלעק”, step by step

זונפֿלעק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish זון

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishזוןsun; son
2Middle High Germansunnesun
3Old High Germansunnasun; an excuse; justification
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

via Yiddish פֿלעק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿלעקspot
2Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
3Old High Germanflec—
4Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →