Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunnǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sh̥₂uén, oblique of *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsun.nɔ̃ː/

Noun

*sunnǭ f

1. the sun

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *sunnǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sunnǭ	*sunnōniz
vocative	*sunnǭ	*sunnōniz
accusative	*sunnōnų	*sunnōnunz
genitive	*sunnōniz	*sunnōnǫ̂
dative	*sunnōni	*sunnōmaz
instrumental	*sunnōnē	*sunnōmiz

Derived terms

• *sunnōniz dagaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *sunnā, *sunnō m
  • Old English: sunne f
    • Middle English: sonne, sunne, sone, son, sune, sun, sunna, sunnæ, synne, soen; zunne (Southern West Mid); zonne (Kent)
      • English: sun
      • Scots: sun
      • Yola: zin
  • Old Frisian: sunne f
    • North Frisian: san
    • Saterland Frisian: Sunne
    • West Frisian: sinne
  • Old Saxon: sunna f
    • Middle Low German: sunne, sonne f or m
      • Dutch Low Saxon: zunne
      • German Low German: Sünn, Sünne
      • Plautdietsch: Sonn
  • Old Dutch: sunna f
    • Middle Dutch: sonne f or m
      • Dutch: zon
        • Afrikaans: son
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: sono
        • Jersey Dutch: zon
        • Negerhollands: son, zon
        • → Sranan Tongo: son (see there for further descendants)
      • Limburgish: zón
      • West Flemish: zunne
      • Zealandic: zunne
  • Old High German: sunna f
    • Middle High German: sunne f or m
      • Alemannic German: Sunnä

        Italian Walser: sunna, sunnu, sònnò, ŝchunna, ŝchunnà

      • Bavarian: Son

        Cimbrian: sunn, sonde, zunna

        Mòcheno: sunn

        Udinese: suna, sune, sunne

        Viennese: Sun

      • Central Franconian: Sonn
      • German: Sonne
      • Luxembourgish: Sonn
      • Rhine Franconian:

        Palatine German: Sunn

        Pennsylvania German: Sunn

      • Vilamovian: zunn, zun
      • Yiddish: זון (zun)
• Old Norse: sunna
  • Icelandic: sunna
  • Faroese: sunna
  • Norn: sjiner
• Gothic: 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌽𐍉 (sunnō)
• Crimean Gothic: sune