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Where does “sowne” come from?

sowne (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.

Ancestry of “sowne”, 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—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “sowne”

  • sownde
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