Where does “jergen” come from?
jergen (North Moluccan Malay) comes from Dutch jerrycan, from English jerrycan, from English Jerry, from English German, from Latin Germānia, from Latin Germānī, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
jergen (North Moluccan Malay): jerrycan
Definitions
- jerrycan
Ancestry of “jergen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jerrycan | a jerrycan or similar container, used for fuel or... |
| 2 | English | jerrycan | A robust fuel container made from pressed steel |
| 3 | English | Jerry | Alternative letter-case form of jerry: a chamber... |
| 4 | English | German | A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of... |
| 5 | Latin | Germānia | Germany in its various senses, including |
| 6 | Latin | Germānī | Native people or tribes of ancient Germania, mentioned by Julius Caesar and Tacitus |
| 7 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 8 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |