Where does “hans” come from?
hans (Faroese) comes from Faroese hann, from Old Norse hánn, from Proto-Norse hānaʀ.
hans (Faroese): archaic genitive of hann
Ancestry of “hans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | hann | he |
| 2 | Old Norse | hánn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | hānaʀ | — |