Where does “maljuneco” come from?
maljuneco (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto maljuna, from Esperanto juna, from German jung, from German Junge, from Middle High German jung, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic jung, from Proto-Germanic jungaz — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
maljuneco (Esperanto): the quality of being old, oldness
Definitions
- the quality of being old, oldness
Ancestry of “maljuneco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | maljuna | old |
| 2 | Esperanto | juna | young |
| 3 | German | jung | young |
| 4 | German | Junge | boy; jack; inflection of Junges:
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| 5 | Middle High German | jung | young |
| 6 | Old High German | jung | young |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |