Where does “Edmundson” come from?
Edmundson (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 “Edmundson”, step by step
Edmundson 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 Edmund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Edmund | borne by early English kings and saints |
| 2 | Old English | Ēadmund | — |
| 3 | Old English | mund | hand; trust, security. protection; protector,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mundō | hand; protection, security |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂-nt-éh₂ | the beckoning one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |