Where does “minderjarig” come from?

minderjarig (Dutch) comes from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

minderjarig (Dutch): underage

Definitions

  1. underage

Ancestry of “minderjarig”, step by step

minderjarig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch jaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchjaarA year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the...
2Dutchringring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring...
3Middle Dutchrincring; circle; circle of people
4Old Dutchrincring, circle
5Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
6Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
7Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Dutch minder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmindercomparative degree of weinig; less, fewer;...
2Middle Dutchminresmaller, lesser; less; Alternative form of min
3Old Dutchminniro—
4Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →