Where does “Katzenjunges” come from?
Katzenjunges (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.
Katzenjunges (German): kitten
Definitions
- kitten
Ancestry of “Katzenjunges”, step by step
Katzenjunges traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Junges
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Junges | nominalization of junges: The immature young of... |
| 2 | German | jung | young |
| 3 | German | Junge | boy; jack; inflection of Junges: ## strong... |
| 4 | Middle High German | jung | young |
| 5 | Old High German | jung | young |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |