Where does “-sen” come from?

-sen (Danish) comes from Danish søn, from Old Danish sun, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

-sen (Danish): -son; Forms patronymic surnames

Definitions

  1. -son; Forms patronymic surnames

Ancestry of “-sen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsønson
2Old Danishsunson
3Old Norsesonrson
4Proto-Germanicsunuzson
5Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

Words derived from “-sen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old Norse sonr →