Where does “Magnus” come from?

Magnus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse Magnús, from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

Ancestry of “Magnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseMagnús—
2Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “Magnus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →