Where does “Norfolkian” come from?
Norfolkian (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.
Norfolkian (English): Of or relating to Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Definitions
- Of or relating to Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Ancestry of “Norfolkian”, step by step
Norfolkian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English Norfolk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Norfolk | A Norfolk jacket; A Norfolk spaniel |
| 2 | Middle English | Northfolk | — |
| 3 | Old English | Norþfolc | the people of Norfolk |
| 4 | Old English | folc | a people, nation, tribe; crowd; people |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |