Where does “Lindfors” come from?

Lindfors (Swedish) comes from Swedish fors, from Old Swedish fors, from Old Norse fors, from Proto-Germanic fursaz, from Pre-Germanic pŕ̥sos, from Proto-Indo-European pers- — to sprinkle, to spatter.

Ancestry of “Lindfors”, step by step

Lindfors traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishforsa rapid; a waterfall
2Old Swedishforstorrent, stream; waterfall
3Old Norseforsa waterfall
4Proto-Germanicfursazwaterfall, torrent
5Pre-Germanicpŕ̥sos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpers-to sprinkle, to spatter

via Swedish Lind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishLindlinden tree
2Old Swedishlind—
3Old Norselindlime, linden; linden shield, spear-shaft
4Proto-Germaniclindōlinden tree
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pers- →