Etymograph

English

Ynglism

Ynglism comes from Russian инглинг ‘Yngling, a Scandinavian royal dynasty’.

  1. Russianmodernинглинг‘Yngling, a Scandinavian royal dynasty’
  2. Russian, derivedmodernинглиизмingliizm
  3. EnglishtodayYnglism

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Russianmodernинглинг‘Yngling, a Scandinavian royal dynasty’
  2. Russian, derivedmodernинглиизмingliizm
  3. EnglishtodayYnglism

Formed from Yngling ‘a Scandinavian royal dynasty’ + -ism

Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuHn̥ḱós ‘young’

Proto-Germanic *jungaz ‘young’

Old Norse ungr ‘young’

Norwegian yngling

English Yngling

The story

May be reanalyzed as Yngling (‘a Scandinavian royal dynasty’) + -ism, in analogy with the Russian word. In Ynglist belief, the name refers to a fiery primordial radiance known as the "Ynglia" emanated by the supreme god Ramkha.

Today it means

name An esoteric Rodnover (Slavic Neopagan) sect from Russia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Russian инглинг / Ynglism