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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjuffrouwyoung woman, normally unmarried; female teacher...
2Middle Dutchjuffrouwe—
3Middle Dutchjoncfrouwe—
Every word from Middle Dutch joncfrouwe →