Where does “Nachbarjunge” come from?

Nachbarjunge (German) comes from German Junge, from Middle High German jung, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic jung, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

Nachbarjunge (German): neighbor boy

Definitions

  1. neighbor boy

Ancestry of “Nachbarjunge”, step by step

Nachbarjunge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Junge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJungeboy; jack; inflection of Junges: ## strong...
2Middle High Germanjungyoung
3Old High Germanjungyoung
4Proto-West Germanicjungyoung
5Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
6Proto-Germanicjuwungaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via German Nachbar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNachbarneighbour
2Middle High Germannāchbūr
3Old High Germannāhgibūr
4Proto-West Germanicnāhwagabūrō
5Proto-Germanicnēhwagabūrôneighbour
6Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-
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