Where does “sioun” come from?
sioun (Middle English) comes from Old French cion, from Frankish kīþō, from Proto-Germanic kīþô, from Proto-Indo-European geye- — to split open, to sprout.
sioun (Middle English): scion
Ancestry of “sioun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | cion | child, usually a newborn |
| 2 | Frankish | kīþō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kīþô | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | geye- | to split open, to sprout |
Words derived from “sioun”