English
sun
Sun comes from Middle English soen, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *sunnā.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sunnāreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sunna
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500soen
- Englishearliest quotation 1526sun
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sunnāreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sunna
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500soen
- Englishearliest quotation 1526sun
Earliest quotation: 1526, [William Tyndale, The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible): “And the cite hath no nede of the ſunne…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥
southern, solar, sol, helium, soleil, solano, parasol, 5 more
through Proto-West Germanic *sunnā
Another origin of sun
- Japanesemodern寸sun
- Englishtodaysun
Today it means
name The star that is closest to the Earth.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *sunnā / sun