Where does “ungdomstid” come from?
ungdomstid (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ungdom, 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.
ungdomstid (Norwegian Nynorsk): youth
Ancestry of “ungdomstid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ungdom | youth, adolescence; a youth or young person, an... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ung | young |
| 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 |