Where does “everjong” come from?

everjong (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.

everjong (Dutch): young wild boar; marcassin

Definitions

  1. young wild boar; marcassin

Ancestry of “everjong”, step by step

everjong 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 ever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheverwild boar, "Sus scrofa"
2Middle Dutchēver
3Old Dutchevur
4Proto-West Germaniceburwild boar
5Proto-Germaniceburazboar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-r-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-
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