Where does “Jordan” come from?

Jordan (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Arabic الأردن, from Arabic الْأُرْدُنّ.

Ancestry of “Jordan”, step by step

Jordan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic الأردن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالأردنal-'urdunn
2Arabicالْأُرْدُنّ—

via Proto-Indo-European dan-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandan-—

via Hebrew יַרְדֵּן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיַרְדֵּןJordan
Every word from Arabic الْأُرْدُنّ →Every word from Arabic الأردن →
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