Where does “ungdommelighed” come from?

ungdommelighed (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ungdommelig, from Danish ungdom, from Danish ung, from Old Norse ungr, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

ungdommelighed (Danish): youthfulness

Definitions

  1. youthfulness

Ancestry of “ungdommelighed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålungdommeligyouthful
2Danishungdomyouth
3Danishungyoung
4Old Norseungryoung
5Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
6Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós →