Where does “fosterson” come from?

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

fosterson (Swedish): a foster son

Definitions

  1. a foster son

Ancestry of “fosterson”, step by step

fosterson 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 fostra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfostrato steer (a young person) towards desirable behavior or greater personal development (to foster desirable things), to raise (a child)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old Norse sonr →