Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/jungilingaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*jungalingaz

Etymology

From *jungaz +‎ *-ilingaz and also *jungaz +‎ *-lingaz.

Noun

*jungilingaz m

a young man, youngster

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *jungilingaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*jungilingaz	jungilingōz, jungilingōs
vocative	*jungiling	jungilingōz, jungilingōs
accusative	*jungilingą	*jungilinganz
genitive	jungilingas, jungilingis	*jungilingǫ̂
dative	*jungilingai	*jungilingamaz
instrumental	*jungilingō	*jungilingamiz

Descendants

Old English: ġeongling (< *jungalingaz)
- Middle English: ȝongling, ȝongeling, ȝungling
  - Scots: younklin
  - English: youngling
Old Frisian: iungeling, jungeling
Old Saxon: jungling
- Middle Low German: jüngelink
Old Dutch: *jungeling, iungelig
- Middle Dutch: jongelinc, jonghelinc
  - Dutch: jongeling
Old High German: jungiling, jungaling, jungeling
- Middle High German: jungelinc
  - German: Jüngling
Old Norse: ynglingr, unglingr
- Icelandic: unglingur, ynglingur
- Faroese: unglingur, unglingi
- Norwegian: yngling
- Swedish: yngling
- Danish: yngling