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“young”

10 fragments across 9 traditions carry this sense. 7 of them open a name against 3 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Elf, has 2.

Elf


Fantasy races

Vaen initial · Vae initial

  • Vaenlar

    Vaen young + lar flame

    young flame

  • Vaendain

    Vaen young + dain wise

    young wise

  • Vaendel

    Vaen young + del vale

    young vale

  • Vaenel

    Vae young + nel gift

    young gift

  • Vaenith

    Vae young + nith dew

    young dew

  • Vaerina

    Vae young + rina circle

    young circle

D&D


Tabletop

Juni initial

  • Juniuella

    Juni young + uella wind

    young wind

  • Juniwyth

    Juni young + wyth willow

    young willow

  • Junithia

    Juni young + thia gift

    young gift

Dragonborn


Fantasy races

shen final

  • Oshshen

    Osh cliff + shen young

    cliff young

  • Pakshen

    Pak plate + shen young

    plate young

  • Boshshen

    Bosh bellow + shen young

    bellow young

German


Real world

Jung initial

  • Junghorn

    Jung young + horn peak

    young peak

  • Jungbaum

    Jung young + baum tree

    young tree

  • Jungkamp

    Jung young + kamp field

    young field

Irish


Real world

og final

  • Gallog

    Gall foreign + og young

    foreign young

  • Osog

    Os deer + og young

    deer young

  • Ronog

    Ron seal + og young

    seal young

Japanese


Real world

Waka initial

  • Wakahime

    Waka young + hime princess

    young princess

  • Wakane

    Waka young + ne tone

    young tone

  • Wakatomo

    Waka young + tomo wisdom

    young wisdom

Rap


Music

Young initial

  • Young Static

    Young young + static channel noise

    young channel noise

  • Young Pen

    Young young + pen quill feather

    young quill feather

  • Young Harbour

    Young young + harbour safe anchorage

    young safe anchorage

Scottish


Real world

og final

  • Canachog

    Canach bog cotton + og young

    bog cotton young

  • Camog

    Cam crooked + og young

    crooked young

  • Muirnog

    Muirn joy + og young

    joy young

Viking


Real world

Ung initial

  • Ungnef

    Ung young + nef nose

    young nose

  • Unghufa

    Ung young + hufa cap

    young cap

  • Unghjalm

    Ung young + hjalm helm

    young helm

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “young”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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