Where does “son” come from?
son (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish son, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.
son (Swedish): son; someone's male child
Definitions
- son; someone's male child
Ancestry of “son”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | son | son |
| 2 | Old Norse | sonr | son |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sunuz | son |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *suhnús | — |