Etymology

Davidson

D2A1V4I1D2S1O1N1

Today it means: An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. Full definition →

Middle English sone ← Old English sunu ← Proto-West Germanic *sunu
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrewדָּוִד (dāwiḏ)
  2. Koine GreekΔαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d)
  3. Late LatinDāvīd
  4. Old EnglishDauid, David
  5. Middle EnglishDavid, Davyd, Davyde
  6. EnglishDavid
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sewH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*suHnús
  10. Proto-Germanic*sunuz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*sunu
  12. Old Englishsunu
  13. Middle Englishsone
  14. English todayDavidson

From David + -son.

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