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Where does “Ericsson” come from?

Ericsson (Swedish) comes from Swedish Eric, from Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaʀ.

Ancestry of “Ericsson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishEric—
2Old NorseEiríkr—
3Proto-Norse*Aiwa-rikiaʀ—

Words derived from “Ericsson”

  • Ericsson
  • ericssonite
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