Where does “stesønn” come from?

stesønn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sønn, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

stesønn (Norwegian Bokmål): a stepson

Definitions

  1. a stepson

Ancestry of “stesønn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsønna son
2Old Norsesonrson
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old Norse sonr →