Where does “sŵn” come from?

sŵn (Welsh) comes from Middle English soun, from Anglo-Norman sun, from Old French son, from Vulgar Latin sum, from Latin suus, from Proto-Italic sowos, from Proto-Indo-European sewos, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sŵn (Welsh): sound

Definitions

  1. sound

Ancestry of “sŵn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsounsound
2Anglo-Normansun—
3Old Frenchsonhis/hers/its
4Vulgar Latinsumto be, exist, have; to be there; to go
5Latinsuushis, her, its, their
6Proto-Italicsowoshis, her, its, their
7Proto-Indo-Europeansewos(one's) own; his, her, its
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “sŵn”

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