Where does “Amundsen” come from?

Amundsen (English) comes from Danish Amundsen, from Danish Amund, from Danish sen, from Old Norse seinn, from Proto-Germanic sainaz.

Amundsen (English): of Danish and Norwegian origin

Definitions

  1. of Danish and Norwegian origin

Ancestry of “Amundsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishAmundsen—
2DanishAmund—
3Danishsenlate; belated, tardy; slow
4Old Norseseinnlate
5Proto-Germanicsainaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sainaz →Every word from Old Norse seinn →Every word from Danish sen →
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