English
sonling
From son + -ling.
Formed from son + -ling
Proto-Indo-European *sewH- ‘to bear’
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Proto-Germanic *sunuz
Proto-West Germanic *sunu
Old English sunu
Middle English sonn
English son
Today it means
noun A young, little, or precious son.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “sonling”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / sonling