Where does “Söhnchen” come from?
Söhnchen (German) comes from German Sohn, from Middle High German sun, from Old High German sun, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.
Söhnchen (German): Diminutive of Sohn
Ancestry of “Söhnchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Sohn | son |
| 2 | Middle High German | sun | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sun | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sunuz | son |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *suhnús | — |