Where does “Hermans” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Hermans”, step by step

Hermans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish son

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

via Dutch Herman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHerman—

Words derived from “Hermans”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →