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Where does “Jungfrau” come from?

Jungfrau (German) comes from German juncvrouwe.

Jungfrau (German): virgin; maiden; Virgo

Definitions

  1. virgin; maiden; Virgo

Ancestry of “Jungfrau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjuncvrouwe—

Words derived from “Jungfrau”

  • Jungfrau
  • entjungfern
  • Jungfer
  • Ameisenjungfer
  • Jungfer im Grünen
  • Jungfernflug
  • Jungfernfahrt
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