Where does “yong” come from?

yong (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeong, 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.

yong (Middle English): Early in growth or life; young; Characteristic of...

Definitions

  1. Early in growth or life; young; Characteristic of...

Ancestry of “yong”, step by step

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

Words derived from “yong”

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