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Where does “sjeng” come from?

sjeng (Limburgish) comes from French Jean, from English Jean, from English Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, from Latin Joanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννα — God is gracious.

sjeng (Limburgish): A native or inhabitant of Maastricht

Definitions

  1. A native or inhabitant of Maastricht

Ancestry of “sjeng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchJeanJohn
2EnglishJean—
3EnglishJeanne—
4FrenchJeanneJane, feminine of John
5Old FrenchJehane—
6Medieval LatinJohanna—
7LatinJoanna—
8Ancient GreekἸωάννα—
9Hebrewיוֹחָנָה—
10HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
11HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
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