Etymograph

English

Johannesburg

Johannesburg comes from Dutch Johannes, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן.

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיוֹחָנָןYôḥānān
  2. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEἸωάννης
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIōannēs
  4. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEIōhannēsvariant of Iōannēs
  5. Dutchc. 1500–presentJohannes
  6. Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentJohannesburg
  7. Englishearliest quotation 2025same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיוֹחָנָןYôḥānān
  2. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEἸωάννης
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIōannēs
  4. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEIōhannēsvariant of Iōannēs
  5. Dutchc. 1500–presentJohannes
  6. Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentJohannesburg
  7. Englishearliest quotation 2025same form

Earliest quotation: 2025, Pumza Fihlani, On the South African road incorrectly identified as a 'buria: “The P39-1 is an anonymous stretch of thinly tarred…”

Equivalent to Johannes + -burg

Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן

Koine Greek Ἰωάννης

Latin Iōannēs

Late Latin Iōhannēs

English Johannes

Every English word from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן

Today it means

name The largest city in South Africa, provincial capital of the province of Gauteng.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן / Johannesburg

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