English
Sunninghill
Sunninghill comes from Old English hyll ‘hill’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *kólHn-i-s ~ *kl̥Hn-éy-s.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kólHn-i-s ~ *kl̥Hn-éy-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hullizreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hulli‘hill’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hyll‘hill’
- EnglishtodaySunninghill
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kólHn-i-s ~ *kl̥Hn-éy-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hullizreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hulli‘hill’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hyll‘hill’
- EnglishtodaySunninghill
The story
In Berkshire, recorded as Sunningehull in 1190, the hill of followers of Sunna, hence Sunningas + Old English hyll.
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *kólHn-i-s ~ *kl̥Hn-éy-s
Today it means
name A large village in Sunninghill and Ascot parish, Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9367).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kólHn-i-s ~ *kl̥Hn-éy-s / Sunninghill