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Where does “ungdomsförbund” come from?

ungdomsförbund (Swedish) comes from Swedish ungdom, 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.

ungdomsförbund (Swedish): a youth league

Definitions

  1. a youth league

Ancestry of “ungdomsförbund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishungdomyouth; young person; teenager, youngster; youth;...
2Swedishungyoung
3Old Norseungryoung
4Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
5Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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