Etymology of the English word sunbeam
the English word
sunbeamderived from the English word
sunderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sunnon (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sāwel- (to shine)
derived from the English word
beamderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bheuə-Usage
Word found in Modern English