Where does “joynen” come from?

joynen (Middle English) comes from Old French joindre, from Vulgar Latin junior, from Latin iūnior, from Latin iuvenior, from Latin iuvenis, from Proto-Italic *juwō — young.

Ancestry of “joynen”, step by step

joynen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French joindre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjoindreto meet up with; to go and see; to join; to join...
2Vulgar LatinjuniorAlternative form of iūnior
3Latiniūnior
4Latiniuvenioryounger, more youthful
5Latiniuvenisyoung; A youth, a young man, young woman, young...
6Proto-Italic*juwōyoung

via Old French juindre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchjuindreAlternative form of joindre
2LatiniungoI join

via Old French jungre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchjungre
Every word from Proto-Italic *juwōEvery word from Latin iuvenisEvery word from Latin iuvenior
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