Etymology

younker

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Today it means: A young man; a lad, youngster. Full definition →

Middle Dutch joncker
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  1. Middle Dutch · borrowed fromjoncker
  2. English todayyounker

Borrowed from Middle Dutch joncker (Dutch jonker, jonkheer), a compound equivalent to jong (“young”) + here (“lord”). Compare junker.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.