Where does “youngling” come from?
youngling (English) comes from Middle English youngling, from Old English ġeongling, 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.
youngling (English): young; youthful; A young person, animal or plant;...
Definitions
- young; youthful; A young person, animal or plant;...
Ancestry of “youngling”, step by step