Where does “Olof” come from?

Olof (Swedish) comes from Old Norse Álǫf, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚢ, from Proto-Germanic *Anulaibō.

Olof (Swedish): The letter "O" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

Definitions

  1. The letter "O" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

Ancestry of “Olof”, step by step

Olof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Álǫf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁlǫf—
2Proto-Norse*ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚢ—
3Proto-Germanic*Anulaibō—

via Old Swedish Olāver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SwedishOlāver—

Words derived from “Olof”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *Anulaibō →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚢ →Every word from Old Norse Álǫf →