Where does “seuntjie” come from?

seuntjie (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans seun, from Dutch zeun, from Middle Dutch sōne, from Old Dutch sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunu.

seuntjie (Afrikaans): Diminutive of seun; small boy

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of seun; small boy

Ancestry of “seuntjie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansseunson; boy
2Dutchzeun—
3Middle Dutchsōneson
4Old Dutchsunu—
5Proto-Germanic*sunu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sunu →Every word from Old Dutch sunu →Every word from Middle Dutch sōne →