Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "young" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesgeong(Anglo-Saxon) jung(Old Dutch) jung(Old High German) Surname DescendantsDe Jong, De Jonge(Dutch) Yong, Young, Younge(English) Jung, Junge(German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 274.