Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sunnōn leuht

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 *sunnā (“sun”) +‎ *leuht (“light”).

Noun

*sunnōn leuht n

1. sunlight

Usage notes

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

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

• Old English: sunnan leoht
  • Middle English: sonnelight, sunneliht
    • English: sunlight
• Dutch: zonlicht
• Old High German: sunnūnlioht
  • Middle High German: sunnenlieht
    • German: Sonnenlicht