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E 1028 YOUNG
The word " young " is of
Germanic origin
H 0084 א ו ן
Concept of root: capacity to procreate
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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א ו ן
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on
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capacity to procreate
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Related English words
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young
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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א ו ן
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on
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capacity to procreate
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o n
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Latin
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*iun ;
iunior
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yun
; yunior
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*young ; younger
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iu n
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English
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young
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young
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you n
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Dutch
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jong
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yong
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young
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io n
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German
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jung
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yung
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young
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iu n
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Swedish
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ung
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üng
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young
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u n
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Russian
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юный
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yunuj
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young
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yu n
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Proto-Semitic *ON --- *YOWEN Indo-European
The key to this similarity is that the European words for "young" originate from the concept of vitality, vital strength, comprised the capacity to procreate.
This entry is strictly related to number E 1022 (Hebrew 0085).
Note:
- Latin. "Iunior" evidently is a comparative shaped on the basis of an original adjective "*iun". The same word "junior" has been widely accepted in other languages, also in English. But Latin has another familiar word that is "iuventus" standing for "youth, young age", linked to "iuvenis" standing for "youth, young man". These terms have a newer, more extended root, "iuv.n", probably created by a more accentuated way of pronouncing the original form. Such is a very common way of developing new words for diversified meanings.
In Latin thus the combination ON has (perhaps via UN) become both IUN and IUVN. A proper pronunciation required a dull E between the V and the N in the last version. All of this development can be explained by the extreme versatility of the sound W (the letter Waw) in human speech.
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. A root or more roots "Aleph W N" with various meanings are found in Hebrew. It is probable that this root , given for the meaning of this entry as of uncertain origin, existed already in Proto-Semitic:
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"*א
ו
ן
, 'on" , but we have no evidence to prove this.
Note:
- Proto-Germanic. The Scandinavian languages have an initial vowel "U", not preceded by a "J" or "Y" . Nearly all other languages have either "J" , pronounced as English "Y" in "young" or "Y". The exception is Old English, that as its main form uses "geong", besides "going, ging, iung, gung". We have no explanation for this specific development that later disappeared again.
There is agreement about a Proto-Germanic "JUNG-". As to the final "NG", for Gothic ( East Germanic ) forms without "N" are seen in "jug = young" , besides "jung" and in "juhiza = younger". Middle Dutch besides "jong" also used "jonc-" and this second form lived also on in modern Dutch composed words like "jonkheer". As we see, Middle Dutch changed the "U" into "O", but Proto-Germanic remains "JUNG-".
Note:
- Indo-European. An existing hypothesis is "*Y O W E N-", that seems probable. Further contributing information comes from various languages
Old Indian "yúvan = "young one, youth" (noun).
Avestan "yvan = young man".
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 27/09/2012 at 10.13.24 |
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