Where does “ungdómur” come from?

ungdómur (Faroese) comes from Faroese ungur, 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.

ungdómur (Faroese): youth

Definitions

  1. youth

Ancestry of “ungdómur”, step by step

ungdómur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese ungur

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

via Faroese dómur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesedómursentence, conviction; judgment, decree; opinion,...
2Old Norsedómrjudgement
3Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós →