English
Willemsen
Willemsen comes from Middle Dutch Willem, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Wiljahelmazreconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150*Willihelmreconstructed
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500Willem
- Dutchc. 1500–presentsame form
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentWillemsas Willemsen
- EnglishtodayWillemsen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Wiljahelmazreconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150*Willihelmreconstructed
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500Willem
- Dutchc. 1500–presentsame form
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentWillemsas Willemsen
- EnglishtodayWillemsen
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz
Today it means
name A surname from Dutch.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Wiljahelmaz / Willemsen