Where does “jongeling” come from?

jongeling (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch jongelinc, from Old Dutch iungelig, from Proto-Germanic jungilingaz, 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.

jongeling (Dutch): young man, lad

Definitions

  1. young man, lad

Ancestry of “jongeling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchjongelinc—
2Old Dutchiungelig—
3Proto-Germanicjungilingaza young man, youngster
4Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
5Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
8Proto-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 →
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