Where does “vandræðaunglingur” come from?
vandræðaunglingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic unglingur, 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.
vandræðaunglingur (Icelandic): problem youth young person whose behavior is problematic from the point of view of the rest of society
Definitions
- problem youth young person whose behavior is problematic from the point of view of the rest of society
Ancestry of “vandræðaunglingur”, step by step
vandræðaunglingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic unglingur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | unglingur | youth; teenager |
| 2 | Old Norse | ynglingr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jungilingaz | a young man, youngster |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Icelandic vandræði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vandræði | difficulty, trouble |