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Where does “hans” come from?
hans (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hann, from Proto-Norse hānaʀ.
Ancestry of “hans”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
hann
he
2
Proto-Norse
hānaʀ
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Words derived from “hans”
hans
hans
Hansen
Sankt Hans
Hansen
Hansen
sankthansdag
sankthansaften
Every word from Proto-Norse hānaʀ →
Every word from Old Norse hann →