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
- Diminutive of seun; small boy
Ancestry of “seuntjie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | seun | son; boy |
| 2 | Dutch | zeun | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sōne | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sunu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sunu | — |