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Where does “Olof” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Olof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁlǫf—
2Proto-Norse*ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚢ—
3Proto-Germanic*Anulaibō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *Anulaibō →