Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “sunu”

64 words across 18 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic sunu — including soon, son, grandson, Sony, sonship, sonny, whoreson, sonless.

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English (23)

Dutch (8)

German (5)

Middle English (5)

Middle Dutch (3)

Bavarian (3)

Afrikaans (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Scots (2)

Old English (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Old High German (1)

Volapük (1)

Chinese (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Limburgish (1)

Middle High German (1)