Where does “Christoffersen” come from?

Christoffersen (Danish) comes from Danish sen, from Old Norse seinn, from Proto-Germanic sainaz.

Ancestry of “Christoffersen”, step by step

Christoffersen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsenlate; belated, tardy; slow
2Old Norseseinnlate
3Proto-Germanicsainaz—

via Danish Christoffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishChristoffer—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sainaz →Every word from Old Norse seinn →Every word from Danish sen →