Where does “son” come from?

son (French) comes from Middle French son, from Old French son, from Vulgar Latin sum, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

son (French): sound; His, her, its; bran

Definitions

  1. sound; His, her, its; bran

Ancestry of “son”, step by step

son traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French son

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsonsound
2Old Frenchsonhis/hers/its
3Vulgar Latinsumto be, exist, have; to be there; to go
4Latinsuushis, her, its, their
5Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Latin secundus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
2LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
3Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
4Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “son”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewos →Every word from Proto-Italic sowos →