Where does “Jong” come from?
Jong (English) comes from Afrikaans jong, 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 — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
Jong (English): A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress
Definitions
- A Tibetan building which makes up a prefecture; typically a monastery or fortress
Ancestry of “Jong”, step by step
Jong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans jong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | jong | A male servant; A boy; attributive form of jonk |
| 2 | Dutch | jongen | A boy, any male child; Members of a male 'peers'... |
| 3 | Dutch | jong | young; new; A young: a young being, especially an... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | jonc | young; most recent |
| 5 | Old Dutch | jung | younger |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Tibetan རྫོང
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tibetan | རྫོང | castle, fortress, jong, fort, district capital;... |