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
Ancestry of “jongeling”, step by step