Where does “son” come from?

son (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin sum, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

son (Old French): his/hers/its

Definitions

  1. his/hers/its

Ancestry of “son”, step by step

son traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin sum

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

via Latin sonus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsonussound, noise; pitch; speech; tone, character,...
2Latinsonōto sound, resound, make a sound or noise (and various sounds in-context)
3Proto-Italic*swonaōto sound, resound

Words derived from “son”

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