Where does “Henriksen” come from?

Henriksen (English) comes from Danish Henriksen, 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 “Henriksen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishHenriksen—
2Danish-sen-son; Forms patronymic surnames
3Danishsønson
4Old Danishsunson
5Old Norsesonrson
6Proto-Germanicsunuzson
7Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old Norse sonr →