Where does “Yngve” come from?

Yngve (Norwegian) comes from Old Norse Yngvi, from Proto-Germanic *Ingwô — Ing, Yngvi, god of fertility.

Ancestry of “Yngve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseYngviYngvi, the original name of Freyr
2Proto-Germanic*IngwôIng, Yngvi, god of fertility
Every word from Proto-Germanic *Ingwô →Every word from Old Norse Yngvi →