Where does “Elias” come from?

Elias (Swedish) comes from Swedish son, from Old Swedish son, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

Elias (Swedish): of biblical origin

Definitions

  1. of biblical origin

Ancestry of “Elias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsonson; someone's male child
2Old Swedishsonson
3Old Norsesonrson
4Proto-Germanicsunuzson
5Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

Words derived from “Elias”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old Norse sonr →
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