Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jung

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jungaz.

Adjective

*jung

young

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*jung
Genitive	*jungas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*jung	*jungu	*jung
Accusative	*junganā	*jungā	*jung
Genitive	*jungas	*jungeʀā	*jungas
Dative	*jungumē	*jungeʀē	*jungumē
Instrumental	*jungu	*jungeʀu	*jungu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*jungē	*jungō	*jungu
Accusative	*jungā	*jungā	*jungu
Genitive	*jungeʀō	*jungeʀō	*jungeʀō
Dative	jungēm, jungum	jungēm, jungum	jungēm, jungum
Instrumental	jungēm, jungum	jungēm, jungum	jungēm, jungum

Descendants

Old English: ġeong
- Middle English: yong
  - Scots: yung
  - English: young
Old Frisian: jung
- Saterland Frisian: jung, junk
- West Frisian: jong
Old Saxon: jung, giung
- Middle Low German: jung
  - Low German: jung
Old Dutch: jung
- Middle Dutch: jonc
  - Dutch: jong
  - Limburgish: jong
Old High German: jung
- Middle High German: junc
  - Alemannic German: jung, jungu, jungà, junhs, jòng
    Swabian: [Term?]
  - Bavarian: junk
    Cimbrian: jung, djung, junk, jungh
    Mòcheno: jung
  - Central Franconian: jonk
    Hunsrik: jung
    Luxembourgish: jonk
  - East Central German: [Term?]
    Vilamovian: jung
  - East Franconian: [Term?]
  - German: jung
  - Rhine Franconian: [Term?]
    Pennsylvania German: [Term?]
  - Yiddish: יונג‎ (yung)