Where does “Gandalfian” come from?
Gandalfian (English) comes from English ian, from Irish Eoin, from Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.
Gandalfian (English): Of, related to, or characteristic of the...
Definitions
- Of, related to, or characteristic of the...
Ancestry of “Gandalfian”, step by step
Gandalfian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via English Gandalf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gandalf | known in history, and in the books of Tolkien, but not usually bestowed on children |
| 2 | Old Norse | Gandálfr | elf with a magic staff |
| 3 | Old Norse | gandr | magic wand; stick, staff; magic, monster; magic... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gandaz | stick, staff |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |