Where does “sān” come from?
sān (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic sān(ō), from Proto-Germanic sēna, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
Ancestry of “sān”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sān(ō) | immediately |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sēna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |