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.
Ancestry of “Larsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian | Larsen | — |
| 2 | Norwegian | Lars | — |
| 3 | Latin | Laurentius | Laurence; Laurente |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |