Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sunnā

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ.

Noun

*sunnā f

sun

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sunnā
Genitive	*sunnōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sunnā	*sunnōn
Accusative	*sunnōn	*sunnōn
Genitive	*sunnōn	*sunnōnō
Dative	*sunnōn	sunnōm, sunnum
Instrumental	*sunnōn	sunnōm, sunnum

Alternative reconstructions

*sunnō m

Reconstruction notes

Middle Germanic forms merged with those from masculine *sunnō (“sun”).

Descendants

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, Sunn (rarer variant)
    - Hunsrik: Sunn, Sonn
    - Luxembourgish: Sonn
  - German: Sonne
  - Rhine Franconian:
    Palatine German: Sunn
    Pennsylvania German: Sunn
  - Vilamovian: zunn, zun
  - Yiddish: זון (zun)