Where does “Nagelian” come from?

Nagelian (English) comes from English ian, from Irish Eoin, from Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.

Nagelian (English): Relating to lang (born 1937), American philosopher

Definitions

  1. Relating to lang (born 1937), American philosopher

Ancestry of “Nagelian”, step by step

Nagelian traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة

via English Nagle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNagle
2Old Norseneglato nail, to fasten or stud with nails
3Proto-GermanicnaglijanąTo nail
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via English Nagel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNagel
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון