Where does “Birgerson” come from?

Birgerson (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk son, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

Birgerson (Norwegian Nynorsk): a patronymic

Definitions

  1. a patronymic

Ancestry of “Birgerson”, step by step

Birgerson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk son

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksona son
2Old Norsesonrson
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

via Norwegian Nynorsk Birger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskBirger—
2DanishBirger—
3Old NorseBirgirhelper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old Norse sonr →