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Where does “Jungmann” come from?

Jungmann (Czech) comes from German jung, from German Junge, from Middle High German jung, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic jung, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

Ancestry of “Jungmann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjungyoung
2GermanJungeboy; jack; inflection of Junges: ## strong...
3Middle High Germanjungyoung
4Old High Germanjungyoung
5Proto-West Germanicjungyoung
6Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
7Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “Jungmann”

  • jungmannovský
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