Where does “yngel” come from?

yngel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål yngle, 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.

yngel (Norwegian Bokmål): fry

Definitions

  1. fry

Ancestry of “yngel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålyngle—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós →