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Where does “yawneth” come from?

yawneth (English) comes from English yawn, from German Jahn, from German Johannes, from Latin Johannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.

yawneth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “yawneth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyawnTo open the mouth widely and take a long, rather...
2GermanJahn—
3GermanJohannespenis; cock
4LatinJohannesJohn
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
9Arabicخُنَّة—
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