Where does “de Jong” come from?

de Jong (Dutch) comes from Dutch jong, from Middle Dutch jonc, from Old Dutch jung, from Proto-West Germanic jung, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

de Jong (Dutch): the most common in the Netherlands

Definitions

  1. the most common in the Netherlands

Ancestry of “de Jong”, step by step

de Jong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch jong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjongyoung; new; A young: a young being, especially an...
2Middle Dutchjoncyoung; most recent
3Old Dutchjungyounger
4Proto-West Germanicjungyoung
5Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
6Proto-Germanicjuwungaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Dutch de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdethe
2Middle Dutchdiethe; definite article; that, those; who, which,...
3Old Dutchthiethat, that one; that
4Old Dutchthē
5Proto-Germanic*sa
6Proto-Austronesian*əsa
7Proto-Oceanic*isa

Words derived from “de Jong

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-
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