Where does “Hookerian” come from?
Hookerian (English) comes from English Hooker, from English hook, from Swedish hök, from Old Swedish høker, from Middle Low German hȫker, from Old High German huchan, from Proto-Germanic *hūkan-, from Proto-Germanic *hūkkan- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
Hookerian (English): Of or relating to Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), British botanist and explorer
Definitions
- Of or relating to Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), British botanist and explorer
Ancestry of “Hookerian”, step by step
Hookerian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hooker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hooker | for a maker of hooks |
| 2 | English | hook | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with... |
| 3 | Swedish | hök | a hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics |
| 4 | Old Swedish | høker | hawk |
| 5 | Middle Low German | hȫker | peddler |
| 6 | Old High German | huchan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkan- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkkan- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *huk(k)ōn- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *kuk-néh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
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 | — |