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Where does “ungdomstid” come from?

ungdomstid (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ungdom, 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.

ungdomstid (Norwegian Bokmål): youth

Definitions

  1. youth

Ancestry of “ungdomstid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålungdomyouth, adolescence; a youth or young person, an...
2Norwegian Bokmålungyoung
3Old Norseungryoung
4Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
5Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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