Where does “rävunge” come from?

rävunge (Swedish) comes from Swedish unge, from Old Norse ungi, 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.

rävunge (Swedish): fox cub

Definitions

  1. fox cub

Ancestry of “rävunge”, step by step

rävunge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish unge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishungeyoung; little one, young one; young; offspring of...
2Old Norseungi
3Old Norseungryoung
4Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
5Proto-Germanicjuwungaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Swedish räv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishräva fox; an old and experienced person
2Old Norserefra fox
3Proto-Norse*rebaʀfox
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós