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Where does “sonr” come from?

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

sonr (Old Norse): son

Definitions

  1. son

Ancestry of “sonr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsunuzson
2Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

Words derived from “sonr”

  • Petersen
  • Sorensen
  • Christiansen
  • son
  • brorson
  • systerson
  • sondotter
  • sonson
  • sonbarn
  • dotterson
  • styvson
  • svärson
  • stesønn
  • svigersønn
  • sønn
  • son
  • steson
  • Gregersen
  • Steffensen
  • Kjeldsen
  • Lauritsen
  • Villadsen
  • Thygesen
  • Hermansen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →