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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsenlate; belated, tardy; slow
2Old Norseseinnlate
3Proto-Germanicsainaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sainaz →