Where does “venusjanker” come from?

venusjanker (Dutch) comes from Dutch Venus, from Latin venus, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

venusjanker (Dutch): a man who is hopelessly in love, especially pertaining to foolish love or puppy love

Definitions

  1. a man who is hopelessly in love, especially pertaining to foolish love or puppy love

Ancestry of “venusjanker”, step by step

venusjanker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Venus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVenusVenus planet
2Latinvenussale, purchase
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Dutch janken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchjankento whine; to cry
2Middle Dutchjankento whine, to make a whining sound; to whine, to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Latin venus →Every word from Dutch Venus →
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