Where does “Schwanenjunges” come from?

Schwanenjunges (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.

Schwanenjunges (German): cygnet

Definitions

  1. cygnet

Ancestry of “Schwanenjunges”, step by step

Schwanenjunges 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 Schwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwanswan; the constellation Cygnus
2Middle High Germanswan
3Old High Germanswan
4Proto-West Germanicswanswan
5Proto-Germanicswanazswan
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós