Where does “søn” come from?

søn (Danish) comes from Old Danish sun, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

søn (Danish): son

Definitions

  1. son

Ancestry of “søn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishsunson
2Old Norsesonrson
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús

Words derived from “søn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnúsEvery word from Proto-Germanic sunuzEvery word from Old Norse sonr