Where does “ungmö” come from?

ungmö (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.

ungmö (Swedish): a woman who has never been married, especially one no longer (all that) young; a spinster

Definitions

  1. a woman who has never been married, especially one no longer (all that) young; a spinster

Ancestry of “ungmö”, step by step

ungmö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ung

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

via Swedish mö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmöyoung woman
2Old Norsemóra moor, a heath, a barren moorland
3Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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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