Where does “ung” come from?
ung (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.
ung (Norwegian Bokmål): young
Ancestry of “ung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | ungr | young |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |