Where does “Abelson” come from?

Abelson is an English surname derived from Abel, which comes from Middle English Abel, Latin Abel, Ancient Greek Ἅβελ, and ultimately Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל.

Ancestry of “Abelson”, step by step

Abelson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sơn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSơn
2Middle Englishsoneson; soon; Alternative form of sonne
3Old Englishsōnaimmediately, at once
4Proto-West Germanicsān(ō)immediately
5Proto-Germanicsēna
6Proto-Germanic*sa
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa
8Proto-Oceanic*isa

via English Abel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAbelThe son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain
2Middle EnglishAbel
3LatinAbelAbel
4Ancient GreekἍβελAbel, the son of Adam
5Hebrewהֶבֶל

Words derived from “Abelson

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa
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