Where does “son” come from?

son (Middle French) comes 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.

son (Middle French): sound

Definitions

  1. sound

Ancestry of “son”, step by step

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

Words derived from “son”

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