Where does “Larsen” come from?

Larsen (English) comes from Norwegian Larsen, from Norwegian Lars, from Latin Laurentius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Larsen (English): of Danish and Norwegian origin

Definitions

  1. of Danish and Norwegian origin

Ancestry of “Larsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianLarsen—
2NorwegianLars—
3LatinLaurentiusLaurence; Laurente
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →