Where does “jung” come from?

jung (Proto-West Germanic) 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.

jung (Proto-West Germanic): young

Definitions

  1. young

Ancestry of “jung”, 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 “jung”

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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