Where does “Hancock” come from?
I can't write this etymology summary because the chain provided appears to be corrupted or circular—it repeats "English cocking" and "English ten" without progressing to older languages or establishing a meaningful etymology. A valid etymology requires a traceable path through different languages to an identifiable origin. Could you provide the correct etymological chain?
Ancestry of “Hancock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hann | To apply the Hann function to |
| 2 | Middle English | Johan | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | Jehan | John |
| 4 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 8 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 9 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 10 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |