Where does “brorson” come from?

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

brorson (Swedish): Fraternal nephew

Definitions

  1. Fraternal nephew

Ancestry of “brorson”, step by step

brorson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish son

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsonson; someone's male child
2Old Swedishsonson
3Old Norsesonrson
4Proto-Germanicsunuzson
5Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

via Swedish bror

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrora brother, a contracted form of "broder"
2Old Swedishbroþirbrother
3Old Norsebróðirbrother
4Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old Norse sonr →