Where does “Muttersöhnchen” come from?

Muttersöhnchen (German) comes from German Söhnchen, from German Sohn, from Middle High German sun, from Old High German sun, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

Muttersöhnchen (German): momma's boy

Definitions

  1. momma's boy

Ancestry of “Muttersöhnchen”, step by step

Muttersöhnchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Söhnchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSöhnchenDiminutive of Sohn
2GermanSohnson
3Middle High Germansunson
4Old High Germansun—
5Proto-Germanicsunuzson
6Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

via German mutter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmuttermother
2Middle High Germanmuotermother
3Old High Germanmuotermother
4Old Frisianmōder—
5Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old High German sun →