Where does “Madsen” come from?

Madsen (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Mads, from Danish Mads, from Danish -sen, from Danish søn, from Old Danish sun, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

Ancestry of “Madsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianMads
2DanishMads
3Danish-sen-son; Forms patronymic surnames
4Danishsønson
5Old Danishsunson
6Old Norsesonrson
7Proto-Germanicsunuzson
8Proto-Indo-European*suhnús
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnúsEvery word from Proto-Germanic sunuzEvery word from Old Norse sonr