Where does “jenevervriend” come from?

jenevervriend (Dutch) comes from Dutch jenever, from Old French genevre, from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus, from English juniper, from Middle English junyper — Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant.

jenevervriend (Dutch): jenever addict

Definitions

  1. jenever addict

Ancestry of “jenevervriend”, step by step

jenevervriend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch jenever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjeneverjenever
2Old Frenchgenevrejuniper; juniper berry or extract from these...
3Vulgar Latinziniperus
4Latiniūniperusjuniper-tree
5EnglishjuniperAny shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the...
6Middle EnglishjunyperJuniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant

via Dutch vriend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvriendfriend; boyfriend
2Middle Dutchvrientfriend; ally; relative
3Old Dutchfriund
4Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love
Every word from Middle English junyper
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