Where does “sonn” come from?

sonn (Middle English) comes from Old English sunu, from Proto-West Germanic sunu, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

sonn (Middle English): Alternative form of sone

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sone

Ancestry of “sonn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsunuson, male child
2Proto-West Germanicsunuson
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús

Words derived from “sonn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnúsEvery word from Proto-Germanic sunuzEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sunu
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