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Where does “Yngling” come from?

Yngling (English) comes from Norwegian yngling, 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.

Yngling (English): A type of two-man keelboat from Norway

Definitions

  1. A type of two-man keelboat from Norway

Ancestry of “Yngling”, step by step

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