Where does “verjongen” come from?
verjongen (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
verjongen (Dutch): to become young, to rejuvenate; to make young, to...
Definitions
- to become young, to rejuvenate; to make young, to...
Ancestry of “verjongen”, step by step
verjongen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch jong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jong | young; new; A young: a young being, especially an... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | jonc | young; most recent |
| 3 | Old Dutch | jung | younger |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |