Where does “Odinian” come from?
Odinian (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.
Ancestry of “Odinian”, step by step
Odinian 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 Odin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Odin | A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon, in his Norse form a member of the Æsir, married to Frigg and associated with knowledge, poetry and war. Wednesday refers to him by way of interpretatio germanica |
| 2 | Old Norse | Óðinn | Odin |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Wōdanaz | Woden or Odin, the Germanic supreme god. Identified in later times with the Roman god Mercury |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wōdaz | excited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂t- | excited, inspired; possessed, raging |