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

Definitions

  1. plural of han

Ancestry of “hans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanhangalangal
2Old Norsehamprhemp
3Proto-Germanichanapizhemp
Every word from Proto-Germanic hanapiz →Every word from Old Norse hampr →Every word from Norman han →