Where does “Hartleyan” come from?

Hartleyan (English) comes from English hartley, from Old English lēah, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Hartleyan (English): Of or relating to David Hartley (1705–1757), English philosopher and founder of the associationist school of psychology

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to David Hartley (1705–1757), English philosopher and founder of the associationist school of psychology

Ancestry of “Hartleyan”, step by step

Hartleyan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hartley

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhartleyA unit of information representing the...
2Old Englishlēahmeadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,...
3Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
4Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-