Etymograph

English

Fossen

Fossen comes from Norwegian Fossen.

  1. NorwegianmodernFossen
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. NorwegianmodernFossen
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Habitational surname borrowed from Norwegian Fossen, from foss (‘waterfall’).

Today it means

name A surname from Norwegian.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Norwegian Fossen / Fossen