An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Jüngling

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, J (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Jüngling
Friedrich Kluge2552024An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, J — Jüngling1891John Francis Davis

Jüngling, ‘youth, young man,’ is a Teut. derivative of jung; comp. OHG. jungaling, MidHG. jungelinc, Du. jongeling, AS. geongling, E. (antiquated) youngling, OIc. ynglingr (in Goth. juggalauþs), ‘youth.’ —