Where does “jong” come from?

jong (Dutch) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

jong (Dutch): young; new; A young: a young being, especially an...

Definitions

  1. young; new; A young: a young being, especially an...

Ancestry of “jong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchjoncyoung; most recent
2Old Dutchjungyounger
3Proto-West Germanicjungyoung
4Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
5Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “jong”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós →