Where does “jeugdgevangenis” come from?
jeugdgevangenis (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.
jeugdgevangenis (Dutch): a youth prison, special penitentiary for juvenile delinquents, typically with a mild regime focussed on (re)education
Definitions
- a youth prison, special penitentiary for juvenile delinquents, typically with a mild regime focussed on (re)education
Ancestry of “jeugdgevangenis”, step by step
jeugdgevangenis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch jeugd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jeugd | youth |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | joghet | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | jugint | youth |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *jugunþi | youth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jugunþiz | The state of being young; youth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | juwuniþō | — |
via Dutch gevangenis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gevangenis | A jail, a prison; especially an institution where... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gevancnesse | — |