Where does “Sedgwickian” come from?
Sedgwickian (English) comes from English Sedgwick, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
Sedgwickian (English): Of or relating to Adam Sedgwick (1785–1873), one of the founders of modern geology, who proposed the Devonian and Cambrian periods
Definitions
- Of or relating to Adam Sedgwick (1785–1873), one of the founders of modern geology, who proposed the Devonian and Cambrian periods
Ancestry of “Sedgwickian”, step by step
Sedgwickian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sedgwick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sedgwick | OS grid ref SD5187 |
| 2 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 3 | German | witz | joke |
| 4 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
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 | — |