Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sunnōn leuht
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From *sunnā (“sun”) + *leuht (“light”).
Noun[edit]
*sunnōn leuht n
Usage notes[edit]
As can be seen in Old English constructions like þǣre sunnan leoht "the sun's light" with the genitive article þǣre, this compound was still synchronically seen as beginning with the genitive of *sunnā at an early stage.
Inflection[edit]
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *sunnōn leuht | |
| Genitive | *sunnōn leuhtas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *sunnōn leuht | *sunnōn leuhtu |
| Accusative | *sunnōn leuht | *sunnōn leuhtu |
| Genitive | *sunnōn leuhtas | *sunnōn leuhtō |
| Dative | *sunnōn leuhtē | *sunnōn leuhtum |
| Instrumental | *sunnōn leuhtu | *sunnōn leuhtum |
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: sunnan leoht
- Middle English: sonnelight, sunneliht
- English: sunlight
- Middle English: sonnelight, sunneliht
- Dutch: zonlicht
- Old High German: sunnūnlioht
- Middle High German: sunnenlieht
- German: Sonnenlicht
- Middle High German: sunnenlieht