Where does “seun” come from?
seun (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zeun, from Middle Dutch sōne, from Old Dutch sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunu.
seun (Afrikaans): son; boy
Ancestry of “seun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zeun | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sōne | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sunu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sunu | — |
Words derived from “seun”