Where does “Schuljunge” come from?

Schuljunge (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.

Schuljunge (German): schoolboy

Definitions

  1. schoolboy

Ancestry of “Schuljunge”, step by step

Schuljunge 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 schule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschuleinflection of schulen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanschuoleschool
3Old High Germanscuolaschool
4Proto-Germanicskōlaschool
5LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
6Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
7Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
8Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-