Where does “Nielsen” come from?

Nielsen (Danish) comes from Danish Niels, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Ancestry of “Nielsen”, step by step

Nielsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish Niels

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishNielsNicholas
2LatinNīcolāus—
3Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

via Danish sen

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

Words derived from “Nielsen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →