Where does “Johansen” come from?
Johansen (Danish) comes from Danish Johan, from Danish -sen, from Danish søn, from Old Danish sun, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.
Ancestry of “Johansen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | Johan | — |
| 2 | Danish | -sen | -son; Forms patronymic surnames |
| 3 | Danish | søn | son |
| 4 | Old Danish | sun | son |
| 5 | Old Norse | sonr | son |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunuz | son |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *suhnús | — |