Where does “Måns” come from?
Måns (Swedish) comes from Swedish son, from Old Swedish son, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.
Ancestry of “Måns”, step by step
Måns traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish son
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | son | son; someone's male child |
| 2 | Old Swedish | son | son |
| 3 | Old Norse | sonr | son |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sunuz | son |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *suhnús | — |
via Swedish Magnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Magnus | — |
| 2 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |
Words derived from “Måns”