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English word young comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en- (Young.)
*h₂ey- (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₂yuh₁en- (Proto-Indo-European)
Young.
*juwungaz (Proto-Germanic)
*h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós (Proto-Indo-European)
Young.
*jūnhós (Proto-Germanic)
*jungaz (Proto-Germanic)
Young.
geong (Old English)
Young.
ġeong (Old English)
yong (Middle English)
Young.
young (English)
(Not) advanced in age; (far towards or) at a specified stage of existence or age.. (obsolete) Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed; ignorant; weak.. (of a decade of life) Early.. At an early stage of existence or development; having recently come into existence.. In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.. Junior (of two related people with the same name).. Of or [...]