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Where does “jorneyen” come from?

jorneyen (Middle English) comes from Middle English journe, from Old French jornee, from Latin diurnāta, from Latin diurnum, from Latin diurnus, from Latin diēs, from Proto-Italic djēm, from Proto-Italic *djous — to be bright; sky, heaven.

jorneyen (Middle English): To journey; to travel; To make a round as a judge...

Definitions

  1. To journey; to travel; To make a round as a judge...

Ancestry of “jorneyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishjourneAn endeavour or enterprise; an attempt at...
2Old Frenchjorneejourney; day
3Latindiurnāta—
4Latindiurnummasculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter...
5Latindiurnusof the day; daily; day
6Latindiēs—
7Proto-Italicdjēmaccusative singular of *djous
8Proto-Italic*djous—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandyḗwssky, heaven; sky god
10Proto-Indo-Europeandyéws—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven

Words derived from “jorneyen”

  • journeyer
  • journeier
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