Where does “scheepsjongen” come from?
scheepsjongen (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.
scheepsjongen (Dutch): A cabin boy, junior ship's crew member,...
Definitions
- A cabin boy, junior ship's crew member,...
Ancestry of “scheepsjongen”, step by step
scheepsjongen 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 schip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schip | ship; nave |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schip | ship |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skip | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skip | ship |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |