Where does “Jüngling” come from?
Jüngling (German) comes from Middle High German jungelinc, from Old High German jungiling, 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.
Jüngling (German): youth, youngling, stripling, sapling
Definitions
- youth, youngling, stripling, sapling
Ancestry of “Jüngling”, step by step