Where does “grandson” come from?

Grandson derives from Middle English grandeson, composed of grand- and son, which comes from Old English sunne, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ meaning sun.

grandson (English): A son of one's child

Definitions

  1. A son of one's child

Ancestry of “grandson”, step by step

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—

Words derived from “grandson”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →