Where does “Wendtian” come from?

Wendtian (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.

Wendtian (English): Of or relating to Alexander Wendt (born 1958), German political scientist, one of the core social constructivist scholars in the field of international relations

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Alexander Wendt (born 1958), German political scientist, one of the core social constructivist scholars in the field of international relations

Ancestry of “Wendtian”, step by step

Wendtian 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 Wendt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWendt
2GermanWendeturn; turnaround; tacking
3Middle High Germanwinde
4Old High Germanwindawinch
5Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Arabic خُنَّة