Where does “krantenjongen” come from?
krantenjongen (Dutch) comes from Dutch jongen, 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 — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
krantenjongen (Dutch): a paperboy, a newsboy
Definitions
- a paperboy, a newsboy
Ancestry of “krantenjongen”, step by step
krantenjongen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch jongen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jongen | A boy, any male child; Members of a male 'peers'... |
| 2 | Dutch | jong | young; new; A young: a young being, especially an... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | jonc | young; most recent |
| 4 | Old Dutch | jung | younger |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Dutch krant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krant | newspaper |
| 2 | Dutch | courant | current, prevalent, standard; currency; Archaic... |
| 3 | French | courant | present participle of courir; current; current,... |
| 4 | Old French | corant | present participle of corre; running; in the... |
| 5 | Old French | corre | to run; to gallop; to travel in general |
| 6 | Latin | currō | to run |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |