Where does “Junker” come from?

Junker (German) comes from Middle High German juncherre — young lord, not yet knighted nobleman.

Junker (German): junker

Definitions

  1. junker

Ancestry of “Junker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjuncherreyoung lord, not yet knighted nobleman

Words derived from “Junker”

Every word from Middle High German juncherre →