Where does “ungur” come from?

ungur (Faroese) comes 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.

ungur (Faroese): young

Definitions

  1. young

Ancestry of “ungur”, step by step

ungur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ungr

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

via Old Norse yngð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseyngð—
2Proto-Germanicungiþō—

Words derived from “ungur”

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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