Where does “Websterian” come from?

Websterian (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.

Websterian (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Noah...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Noah...

Ancestry of “Websterian”, step by step

Websterian traces back through two 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 Webster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWebsterfor someone who was a weaver
2Middle EnglishwebbestereA male or female weaver
3Old Englishwebbestreweaver
4Old Englishwebbaweaver
5Old English-aEnding forming adverbs; nominative masculine...
6Proto-GermanicCreates feminine nouns from roots and stems
7Proto-Germanic-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון