Where does “evigung” come from?

evigung (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): forever young

Definitions

  1. forever young

Ancestry of “evigung”, step by step

evigung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskungyoung
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 Nynorsk evig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskevigeternal
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 →