Where does “stepgrandson” come from?
stepgrandson (English) comes from English grandson, 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.
stepgrandson (English): The grandson of one's stepgrandfather's wife or...
Definitions
- The grandson of one's stepgrandfather's wife or...
Ancestry of “stepgrandson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | grandson | A son of one's child |
| 2 | English | Sơn | — |
| 3 | Middle English | sone | son; soon; Alternative form of sonne |
| 4 | Old English | sōna | immediately, at once |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sān(ō) | immediately |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sēna | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 9 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |