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Where does “unge” come from?

unge (Danish) comes 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.

unge (Danish): young one; kid; brat

Definitions

  1. young one; kid; brat

Ancestry of “unge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “unge”

  • møgunge
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