Where does “ungr” come from?

ungr (Old Norse) comes 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.

ungr (Old Norse): young

Definitions

  1. young

Ancestry of “ungr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ungr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós →
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