Where does “meðaljón” come from?
meðaljón (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic jón, from Old Norse Jónn, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
meðaljón (Icelandic): average Joe
Definitions
- average Joe
Ancestry of “meðaljón”, step by step
meðaljón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic jón
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | jón | ion |
| 2 | Old Norse | Jónn | — |
| 3 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 6 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 7 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 8 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via Icelandic meðal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | meðal | a medicine, a drug; means; among, amongst |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |