Where does “bjørneunge” come from?

bjørneunge (Danish) comes from Danish unge, from Old Norse ungi, from Old Norse ungr, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

bjørneunge (Danish): bear cub

Definitions

  1. bear cub

Ancestry of “bjørneunge”, step by step

bjørneunge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish unge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishungeyoung one; kid; brat
2Old Norseungi—
3Old Norseungryoung
4Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
5Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Danish bjørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbjørnbear; lubber's hole
2Old Danishbiørn—
3Old NorseBjǫrnbear (animal)
4Proto-Germanicbernuzbear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós →