Where does “jongvolwassen” come from?
jongvolwassen (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.
jongvolwassen (Dutch): young adult having an age approximately between 18-30
Definitions
- young adult having an age approximately between 18-30
Ancestry of “jongvolwassen”, step by step
jongvolwassen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch jong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jong | young; new; A young: a young being, especially an... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | jonc | young; most recent |
| 3 | Old Dutch | jung | younger |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Dutch volwassen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | volwassen | adult, full-grown |
| 2 | Dutch | wassen | to wash, to clean; to grow, to rise, to increase,... |
| 3 | Dutch | was | laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | was | first/third-person singular past indicative of... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | wassen | to grow, to wax; to increase |
| 6 | Old Dutch | wassan | to grow, to wax; to rise in level |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 9 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |