Where does “hans” come from?
hans (Norman) comes from Norman han, from Old Norse hampr, from Proto-Germanic hanapiz — hemp.
hans (Norman): plural of han
Ancestry of “hans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norman | han | galangal |
| 2 | Old Norse | hampr | hemp |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hanapiz | hemp |