younger

The story

1. Dutch · derived fromJonker
2. German · derived fromJunger, Junker
3. Middle Dutch · derived fromjongheer“young nobleman”
4. Middle English · derived fromyungre“younger”
5. English todayYounger

* An English (mainly Northumberland and eastern Scotland) surname from Middle English yungre (“younger”), used to distinguish younger and older men with the same name. * In at least one case (of an immigrant Fleming), probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer (“young nobleman”). * Americanized form of cognate or like-sounding names, notably German Junger, Junker and Dutch Jonker.

Words from the same roots