Where does “zoon” come from?

zoon (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch sōne, from Old Dutch sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunu.

zoon (Limburgish): son

Definitions

  1. son

Ancestry of “zoon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsōneson
2Old Dutchsunu—
3Proto-Germanic*sunu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sunu →Every word from Old Dutch sunu →Every word from Middle Dutch sōne →