Where does “Sohn” come from?

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

Sohn (Hunsrik): son

Definitions

  1. son

Ancestry of “Sohn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansunson
2Old High Germansun—
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old High German sun →