Where does “shon” come from?
shon (Middle English) comes from Czech sehnat, from Czech hnát, from Old Czech hnáti, from Proto-Slavic gъnati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gúntei, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰénti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
shon (Middle English): To shoe; to insert shoes onto feet; To insert...
Definitions
- To shoe; to insert shoes onto feet; To insert...
Ancestry of “shon”, step by step
shon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech sehnat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | sehnat | to find, to get |
| 2 | Czech | hnát | to drive; to chase; to drive, propel, power |
| 3 | Old Czech | hnáti | to drive |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | gъnati | to chase, to persecute |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gúntei | to chase |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰénti | to be striking down, killing, slaying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Spanish señor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | señor | mister, sir, lord; gentleman; master |
| 2 | Old Spanish | sennor | lord |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | senjor | master, elder, lord, nobleman |
| 4 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 5 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |