Where does “sonly” come from?

sonly (English) comes from Middle English sonely, 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.

sonly (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a son

Ancestry of “sonly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsonelysonly
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 “sonly”

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