Where does “Abrahamson” come from?
Abrahamson (English) comes from English Sơn, from Middle English sone, from Old English sōna, from Proto-West Germanic sān(ō), from Proto-Germanic sēna, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
Ancestry of “Abrahamson”, step by step
Abrahamson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sơn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sơn | — |
| 2 | Middle English | sone | son; soon; Alternative form of sonne |
| 3 | Old English | sōna | immediately, at once |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sān(ō) | immediately |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sēna | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via English abraham
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abraham | A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar |
| 2 | Middle English | Abraham | — |
| 3 | Old English | Abraham | — |
| 4 | Latin | Ābrahām | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀβραάμ | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | אַבְרָהָם | Abraham |