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
- To journey; to travel; To make a round as a judge...
Ancestry of “jorneyen”, step by step
jorneyen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English journe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | journe | An endeavour or enterprise; an attempt at... |
| 2 | Old French | jornee | journey; day |
| 3 | Latin | diurnāta | — |
| 4 | Latin | diurnum | masculine accusative singular of diurnus; neuter... |
| 5 | Latin | diurnus | of the day; daily; day |
| 6 | Latin | diēs | A day, particularly |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | djēm | accusative singular of *djous |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *djous | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dyḗws | sky, heaven; sky god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyéws | sky, heaven |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
via Old French jornoiier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | jornoiier | — |