Where does “gåsunge” come from?
gåsunge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål unge, from Old Norse ungi, 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.
gåsunge (Norwegian Bokmål): a gosling; a catkin
Ancestry of “gåsunge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | unge | definite singular of ung; plural of ung; child |
| 2 | Old Norse | ungi | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ungr | young |
| 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 |