Where does “ungdom” come from?

ungdom (Swedish) comes from Swedish ung, 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.

ungdom (Swedish): youth; young person; teenager, youngster; youth;...

Definitions

  1. youth; young person; teenager, youngster; youth;...

Ancestry of “ungdom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishungyoung
2Old Norseungryoung
3Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
4Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

Words derived from “ungdom”

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