English
Karlsson
Karlsson comes from Swedish Karlsson ‘son of Karl’, and goes back to Old Norse Karl ‘free man’.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Karl‘free man’
- Swedishmodernsame form
- Swedish, derivedmodernKarlsson‘son of Karl’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Karl‘free man’
- Swedishmodernsame form
- Swedish, derivedmodernKarlsson‘son of Karl’
- Englishearliest quotation 2022same form
Earliest quotation: 2022, The Athletic Staff, Sharks’ Erik Karlsson has surgery on left forearm; to be ree: “San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson successfully underwent surgery…”
Linked words
through Old Norse Karl ‘free man’
Today it means
name A surname from Swedish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Karl / Karlsson