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
Ancestry of “søn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | sun | son |
| 2 | Old Norse | sonr | son |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sunuz | son |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *suhnús | — |