Etymograph

English

Jahn

Jahn comes from Old Czech Jan, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew יהוה.

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיהוהYHWH
  2. Biblical Hebrew, derivedc. 1000–200 BCEיְהוֹ־yəhō-
  3. Biblical Hebrew, derivedc. 1000–200 BCEחַנּוּןḥannūn
  4. Biblical Hebrew, derivedc. 1000–200 BCEיוֹחָנָןyōḥɔnɔn
  5. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEῘ̓ωᾰ́ννηςĬōắnnēs
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIōannēs
  7. Old CzechmodernJan
  8. Czechmodernsame form
  9. Germanc. 1650–presentJahn
  10. Englishearliest quotation 2025same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיהוהYHWH
  2. Biblical Hebrew, derivedc. 1000–200 BCEיְהוֹ־yəhō-
  3. Biblical Hebrew, derivedc. 1000–200 BCEחַנּוּןḥannūn
  4. Biblical Hebrew, derivedc. 1000–200 BCEיוֹחָנָןyōḥɔnɔn
  5. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEῘ̓ωᾰ́ννηςĬōắnnēs
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIōannēs
  7. Old CzechmodernJan
  8. Czechmodernsame form
  9. Germanc. 1650–presentJahn
  10. Englishearliest quotation 2025same form

Earliest quotation: 2025, Amanda Musa, Priscilla Alvarez: “The shooter believed to be responsible for the incident…”

Every English word from Biblical Hebrew יהוה

Today it means

name A surname from German.

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Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew יהוה / Jahn

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