Where does “Jan-Erik” come from?

Jan-Erik (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Jan, from Dutch Jan, from Norwegian Bokmål Johannes, from Icelandic Jóhannes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן.

Ancestry of “Jan-Erik”, step by step

Jan-Erik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Jan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianJan
2DutchJan
3Norwegian BokmålJohannesJohn; the name of several figures in the New Testament
4IcelandicJóhannes
5LatinIōhannēs
6LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
7Ancient GreekἸωάννης
8HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
9Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
10Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
11Arabicخُنَّة

via Norwegian Erik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianErik
2Old NorseEiríkr
3Proto-Norse*Aiwa-rikiaʀ
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון