Where does “Matthieu” come from?

Matthieu (French) comes from Old French Mathieu, from Latin matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Matthieu (French): Matthew

Definitions

  1. Matthew

Ancestry of “Matthieu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchMathieu
2Latinmatthaeusof biblical origin
3Ancient GreekΜατθαῖοςdisciple of Jesus in Christianity
4Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

Words derived from “Matthieu

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-