Etymograph

English

Hession

Hession comes from Irish Ó hOisín ‘descendant of Oisín’, from os ‘deer’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn ‘bull’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*uksḗn‘bull’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*uxsū‘ox, stag’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900oss‘deer, stag’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentos‘deer’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ hOisín‘descendant of Oisín’
  6. EnglishtodayHession

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*uksḗn‘bull’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*uxsū‘ox, stag’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900oss‘deer, stag’
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentos‘deer’
  5. Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ hOisín‘descendant of Oisín’
  6. EnglishtodayHession

The story

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hOisín (‘descendant of Oisín’), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of os (‘deer’).

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₂weks- ‘to become strong’

waist, wax, auxin, 8 more

through Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn ‘bull’

ox, oxen, 5 more

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn / Hession

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