Where does “Jonasson” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Jonasson”, step by step

Jonasson traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Jonas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishJonasJonah
2Swedishsonson; someone's male child
3Old Swedishsonson
4Old Norsesonrson
5Proto-Germanicsunuzson
6Proto-Indo-European*suhnús

via Norwegian Bokmål Jonas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålJonasJonah, the Old Testament prophet and the biblical book named after him
2LatinIōnāsJonah Old Testament prophet
3Ancient GreekἸωνᾶςJonah, a given name, famously held by the Old Testament prophet to Nineveh, swallowed by a large fish. Also, the father of Jesus' disciples Peter and Andrew
4Hebrewיונהdove, pigeon; dove
5Hebrewיוֹנָהdove

via Icelandic Jónas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicJónas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnúsEvery word from Proto-Germanic sunuzEvery word from Old Norse sonr
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