Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/jungiling

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *jungilingaz. Equivalent to *jung (“young”) +‎ *-ling.

Noun

*jungiling m

1. a young man, youngster

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*jungiling, *jungilinga
Genitive	*jungilingas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*jungiling, *jungilinga	*jungilingōs
Accusative	*jungiling, *jungilinga	*jungilingā
Genitive	*jungilingas	*jungilingō
Dative	*jungilingē	*jungilingum
Instrumental	*jungilingu	*jungilingum

Alternative reconstructions

• *jungaling (rebuilt form)

Descendants

• Old English: ġeongling, iunglingc
  • Middle English: ȝongling, ȝongeling, ȝungling
    • English: youngling
    • Scots: younklin
• Old Frisian: iungeling, jungeling
• Old Saxon: jungling
  • Middle Low German: jüngelink
• Old Dutch: *jungeling, iungelig
  • Middle Dutch: jongelinc, jonghelinc
    • Dutch: jongeling
      • Afrikaans: jongeling
• Old High German: jungiling, jungaling, jungeling
  • Middle High German: jungelinc
    • German: Jüngling