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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 cluster in 3 families, most of them real world. 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

  • Vaendal

    Vaen young + dal 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

Indian


Real world

Tarun initial

  • Tarunshri

    Tarun young + shri splendour

    young splendour

  • Tarundeep

    Tarun young + deep lamp

    young lamp

  • Tarunjyoti

    Tarun young + jyoti flame

    young flame

Irish


Real world

og final

  • Shanog

    Shan old + og young

    old young

  • Brackog

    Brack speckled + og young

    speckled young

  • Eochog

    Eoch horse + og young

    horse young

Japanese


Real world

Waka initial

  • Wakayoshi

    Waka young + yoshi good

    young good

  • Wakamai

    Waka young + mai dance

    young dance

  • Wakahime

    Waka young + hime princess

    young princess

Scottish


Real world

og final

  • Beathaog

    Beatha life + og young

    life young

  • Canachog

    Canach bog cotton + og young

    bog cotton young

  • Camog

    Cam crooked + og young

    crooked young

Viking


Real world

Ung initial

  • Ungsjon

    Ung young + sjon sight

    young sight

  • Ungnef

    Ung young + nef nose

    young nose

  • Unghufa

    Ung young + hufa cap

    young cap

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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