Where does “mejuffrouw” come from?

mejuffrouw (Dutch) comes from Dutch juffrouw, from Middle Dutch juffrouwe, from Middle Dutch joncfrouwe.

mejuffrouw (Dutch): Miss

Definitions

  1. Miss

Ancestry of “mejuffrouw”, step by step

mejuffrouw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch juffrouw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjuffrouwyoung woman, normally unmarried; female teacher...
2Middle Dutchjuffrouwe—
3Middle Dutchjoncfrouwe—

via Dutch me

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeobjective unstressed form of ik
Every word from Middle Dutch joncfrouwe →Every word from Middle Dutch juffrouwe →Every word from Dutch juffrouw →