Where does “evigung” come from?

evigung (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ung, from Old Norse ungr, 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.

evigung (Norwegian Bokmål): forever young

Definitions

  1. forever young

Ancestry of “evigung”, step by step

evigung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ung

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

via Norwegian Bokmål evig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålevigeternal; eternally, forever or for ever
2Middle Low Germanêwicheternal, forever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós →