Where does “Jeanie” come from?

Jeanie is an English diminutive of Jean, formed with the English suffix -y, which derives from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos through Latin -ivus and Latin -ia.

Ancestry of “Jeanie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJeanDenim
2EnglishJeanne—
3FrenchJeanneJane, feminine of John
4Old FrenchJehane—
5Medieval LatinJohanna—
6LatinJoanna—
7Ancient GreekἸωάννα—
8Hebrewיוֹחָנָה—
9HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
10HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן →Every word from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן →Every word from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה →