English
Son of Man
Son of Man comes from Middle English Sone of man, and goes back to Old English mannes Sunu.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mannes Sunuliterally ‘man's son’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sone of man
- EnglishtodaySon of Man
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150mannes Sunuliterally ‘man's son’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Sone of man
- EnglishtodaySon of Man
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
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
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Proto-West Germanic *ab
Old English æf
Old English of ‘from’
Middle English of
English of
Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’
Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’
Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’
Middle English man
English Man
The story
From Middle English Sone of man, sone of man (also Mannes sone, Monnes Sune, man sone, man sun, etc.), meaning "mortal man, human being; the Messiah, the Christ", a reanalysis of Old English mannes Sunu (literally “man's son”), equivalent to Son + of + Man. Calque of Ancient Greek υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου (huiòs toû anthrṓpou), itself a calque of Aramaic בַּר אֱנָשׁ (human being, “bar ʾĕnāš”, literally “Son of man”), used in Daniel 7:13 for an apocalyptic figure.
Every English word from Old English mannes Sunu
Today it means
name A Christian title of Jesus Christ, referring to his status as a celestial being who presides as an eschatological judge.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English mannes Sunu / Son of Man