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Where does “Magdeburgian” come from?

Magdeburgian (English) comes from English -ian, from English Hobbesian, from English Hobbes, from English Robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert.

Magdeburgian (English): Of, or from, Magdeburg; Someone from Magdeburg

Definitions

  1. Of, or from, Magdeburg; Someone from Magdeburg

Ancestry of “Magdeburgian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ianFrom, related to, or like; One from, belonging...
2EnglishHobbesianInvolving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized...
3EnglishHobbesa surname
4EnglishRobert—
5Anglo-NormanRobert—
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