Where does “son” come from?

son (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

son (Norwegian Nynorsk): a son

Definitions

  1. a son

Ancestry of “son”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesonrson
2Proto-Germanicsunuzson
3Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

Words derived from “son”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old Norse sonr →