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Where does “unglingur” come from?

unglingur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ynglingr, 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.

unglingur (Icelandic): youth; teenager

Definitions

  1. youth; teenager

Ancestry of “unglingur”, step by step

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