Where does “Collison” come from?

Collison (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 “Collison”, step by step

Collison 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 Colin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishColinThe American quail or bobwhite, or related species
2FrenchColinSeveral different fish: pollock or European pollock, saithe or coalfish, hake
3FrenchColas—
4FrenchNicolasNicholas
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