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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

  1. youth, youngling, stripling, sapling

Ancestry of “Jüngling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjungelinc—
2Old High Germanjungiling—
3Proto-Germanicjungilingaza young man, youngster
4Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
5Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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