Etymograph

English

Sun

Sun comes from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ ‘the sun’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wén-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂wén-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sunnǭ‘the sun’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sunnāreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150sunna
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sunne
  6. EnglishtodaySun

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sh₂wén-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sunnǭ‘the sun’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sunnāreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150sunna
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500sunne
  6. EnglishtodaySun

Linked words

through Proto-West Germanic *sunnā

sun, sunny, 1 more

Today it means

name The star at the center of the Solar System (our solar system), which shines in our sky.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wén- / Sun

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