Where does “son” come from?

son (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Zon, from Middle Dutch sonne, from Old Dutch sunna, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.

son (Afrikaans): Sun, sun star of the solar system

Definitions

  1. Sun, sun star of the solar system

Ancestry of “son”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchZonthe Sun (closest star to the Earth)
2Middle Dutchsonnesun; sunshine, sunlight
3Old Dutchsunnasun; Son
4Proto-West Germanicsunnāsun
5Proto-Germanicsunnǭthe sun
6Proto-Indo-Europeansh̥₂uénsun; the Sun
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “son”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ →