Where does “Junge” come from?

Junge (German) comes from Middle High German jung, from Old High German jung, from Proto-West Germanic jung, 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.

Junge (German): boy; jack; inflection of Junges: ## strong...

Definitions

  1. boy; jack; inflection of Junges: ## strong...

Ancestry of “Junge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanjungyoung
2Old High Germanjungyoung
3Proto-West Germanicjungyoung
4Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
5Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “Junge”

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