Etymograph

English

sunflash

From sun + flash.

A compound of sun + flash

Proto-West Germanic *sunnā

Old English sunna

Middle English soen

English sun

Middle English flasshen ‘to splash’

English flash

Today it means

noun A flash of sunlight.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sunflash”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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