Where does “Hasenjunges” come from?

Hasenjunges (German) comes from German Junges, from German jung, from German Junge, from Middle High German jung, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic jung, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

Hasenjunges (German): leveret, young hare

Definitions

  1. leveret, young hare

Ancestry of “Hasenjunges”, step by step

Hasenjunges traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Junges

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJungesnominalization of junges: The immature young of...
2Germanjungyoung
3GermanJungeboy; jack; inflection of Junges: ## strong...
4Middle High Germanjungyoung
5Old High Germanjungyoung
6Proto-West Germanicjungyoung
7Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
8Proto-Germanicjuwungaz
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via German hase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhasehare animal of either sex
2Middle High Germanhase
3Old High Germanhasohare
4Proto-West Germanichasōhare
5Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-