Where does “jeun” come from?

jeun (French) comes from Old French jeun, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus, from Proto-Italic jagjūnos, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- — to sacrifice.

jeun (French): fasting, having an empty stomach

Definitions

  1. fasting, having an empty stomach

Ancestry of “jeun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjeunfasting
2Latiniēiūnusfasting, abstinent, hungry
3Latiniaiūnus—
4Proto-Italicjagjūnos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-yu-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyeh₂ǵ-ye/o-to sacrifice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- →Every word from Proto-Italic jagjūnos →