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Where does “staljongen” come from?

staljongen (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.

staljongen (Dutch): stable-boy, boy or junior employee working in a...

Definitions

  1. stable-boy, boy or junior employee working in a...

Ancestry of “staljongen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchjongenA boy, any male child; Members of a male 'peers'...
2Dutchjongyoung; new; A young: a young being, especially an...
3Middle Dutchjoncyoung; most recent
4Old Dutchjungyounger
5Proto-West Germanicjungyoung
6Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
7Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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