= 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;
