Where does “sonless” come from?
sonless (English) comes from English son, from Middle English sun, from Middle English sonne, from Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic sunnā, from Proto-Germanic sunnǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sh̥₂uén, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
sonless (English): Without a son
Definitions
- Without a son
Ancestry of “sonless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | son | One's male offspring; A male adopted person in... |
| 2 | Middle English | sun | Alternative form of sonne; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Middle English | sonne | The brightest and warmest celestial body,... |
| 4 | Old English | sunne | sun |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnā | sun |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunnǭ | the sun |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sh̥₂uén | sun; the Sun |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |