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jong.

young

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/jɔŋ/

  1. young

  2. new

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch jonc, from Old Dutch junc, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Compare German jung, English young, Danish ung, Icelandic ungur.

noun/jɔŋ/

  1. a young: a young being, especially an immature animal

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch jonc, from Old Dutch junc, from Proto-West Germanic *jung, from Proto-Germanic *jungaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós. Compare German jung, English young, Danish ung, Icelandic ungur.

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