Where does “Johndave” come from?
Johndave (English) comes from English dave, from Middle English deven, from Old English dēafian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
Johndave (English): The ship of characters John Egbert and Dave Strider from the Homestuck series
Definitions
- The ship of characters John Egbert and Dave Strider from the Homestuck series
Ancestry of “Johndave”, step by step
Johndave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dave | To assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm;... |
| 2 | Middle English | deven | To deafen; to cause to lose hearing |
| 3 | Old English | dēafian | to wax or become deaf |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English john
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | john | A prostitute's client; A device or place to... |
| 2 | Middle English | John | An appellation for a generic individual, especially of lower social standing |
| 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 | — |