English word son comes from Middle English sunen

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Detailed word origin of son

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
sunen	Middle English (enm)
son	English (eng)	(transitive) To address (someone) as "son".. (transitive) To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son.