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Where does “yngling” come from?

yngling (Norwegian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “yngling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseungryoung
2Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
3Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “yngling”

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