Etymology of the English word sunset
the English word
sunsetderived from the English word
setderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*satjananderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sed-derived 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)
Derivations in English
moonsetUsage
Word found in Modern English
