Where does “jonc” come from?

jonc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch jung, from Proto-West Germanic jung, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

jonc (Middle Dutch): young; most recent

Definitions

  1. young; most recent

Ancestry of “jonc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchjungyounger
2Proto-West Germanicjungyoung
3Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
4Proto-Germanicjuwungaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “jonc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-
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