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 = burning, Greek [Greek: a)le/a], Attic [Greek: a(le/a] = warmth of the sun, Gothic vulan = to undulate, Old High German and Middle High German walm = heat, glow.

The related Indo-Germanic root vélkô, with the meaning of "to lighten, to glow," is found in Sanskrit ulk[)a] = firebrand, Greek [Greek: Welcha~nos] = Vulcan. This same root vel means also "to sound"; in Sanskrit vâní = tone, song, music. Tschech volati = to call.

The root svénô = to sound, to ring, is found in Sanskrit svan, svánati = to rustle, to sound; Zend qanañt, Latin sonâre, Old Iranian senm, Cambrian sain, Latin sonus, Anglo-Saxon svinsian = to resound. The related root svénos = noise, sound, is found in Vedic svánas = noise, Latin sonor, sonorus. A further related root is svonós = tone, noise; in Old Iranian son = word.

The root své (n), locative svéni, dative sunéi, means sun; in Zend qeñg = sun. (Compare above svénô, Zend qanañt); Gothic sun-na, sunnô.[42] Here Goethe has preceded us:

"The sun orb sings in emulation, 'Mid brother-spheres, his ancient round: His path predestined through Creation, He ends with step of thunder sound." —Faust. Part I.

"Hearken! Hark! the hours careering! Sounding loud to spirit-hearing, See the new-born Day appearing! Rocky portals jarring shatter, Phœbus' wheels in rolling clatter, With a crash the Light draws near! Pealing rays and trumpet-blazes, Eye is blinded, ear amazes;