Where does “Ammon” come from?
Ammon is from Hebrew עַמּוֹן, a biblical proper noun of unknown origin and meaning.
Ammon (English): An ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan
Definitions
- An ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan
Ancestry of “Ammon”, step by step
Ammon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ammon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ammon | Amun Egyptian god identified with Jupiter |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἄμμων | Amun |
| 3 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 4 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 5 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 6 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 8 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
via Hebrew עַמּוֹן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | עַמּוֹן | — |