Etymology

Wojahn

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Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

German Wojahn ← Proto-Slavic *bojьnъ
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  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*bojьnъ“military”
  2. German · borrowed fromWojahn
  3. English todayWojahn

Borrowed from German Wojahn, a germanized form of an Old Slavic personal name based on Proto-Slavic *bojьnъ (“military”)

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.