Where does “Hanswurst” come from?

Hanswurst (German) comes from German Hans, from German Johannes, from Latin Johannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

Hanswurst (German): Hanswurst, zany clown-like character in German and Austrian plays

Definitions

  1. Hanswurst, zany clown-like character in German and Austrian plays

Ancestry of “Hanswurst”, step by step

Hanswurst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHans
2GermanJohannespenis; cock
3LatinJohannesJohn
4Ancient GreekἸωάννης
5HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
6Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
7Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
8Arabicخُنَّة

via German wurst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwurstanyway, anyhow
2Middle High Germanwurst
3Old High Germanwurst
4Proto-West Germanicwurstisausage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “Hanswurst

Every word from Arabic خُنَّة
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