Where does “Jonas” come from?

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

Jonas (Swedish): Jonah

Definitions

  1. Jonah

Ancestry of “Jonas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Jonas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →