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Where does “jeugdbende” come from?

jeugdbende (Dutch) comes from Dutch jeugd, from Middle Dutch joghet, from Old Dutch jugint, from Proto-West Germanic *jugunþi, from Proto-Germanic jugunþiz, from Proto-Germanic juwuniþō.

jeugdbende (Dutch): youth gang

Definitions

  1. youth gang

Ancestry of “jeugdbende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjeugdyouth
2Middle Dutchjoghet—
3Old Dutchjugint—
4Proto-West Germanic*jugunþi—
5Proto-GermanicjugunþizThe state of being young; youth
6Proto-Germanicjuwuniþō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic juwuniþō →