Where does “soun” come from?

soun (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman sun, from Old French son, from Vulgar Latin sum, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

soun (Middle English): sound

Definitions

  1. sound

Ancestry of “soun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normansun—
2Old Frenchsonhis/hers/its
3Vulgar Latinsumto be, exist, have; to be there; to go
4Latinsuushis, her, its, their
5Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “soun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewos →Every word from Proto-Italic sowos →