Etymology

Williamson

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

Middle English sone ← Old English sunu ← Proto-West Germanic *sunu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*welh₁-
  2. Proto-Germanic*wiljaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*wiljô
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱelmos?
  6. Proto-Germanic*helmaz
  7. Proto-Germanic*Wiljahelmaz
  8. Frankish*Willahelm
  9. Anglo-NormanWillame
  10. Middle EnglishWilliam
  11. EnglishWilliam
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sew-?
  13. Proto-Indo-European*sewH-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*suHnús
  15. Proto-Germanic*sunuz
  16. Proto-West Germanic*sunu
  17. Old Englishsunu
  18. Middle Englishsone
  19. English todayWilliamson

From William + -son.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.