Jung
/jʊŋ/noun
Jung is a surname, especially associated with the Swiss psychiatrist and psychologist Carl Jung.
Did you know?Carl Jung seriously studied alchemical texts and interpreted them as symbolic maps of psychological transformation, helping inspire modern interest in their occult imagery.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yuwn̥kos
“Young; youthful”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*jungaz
“Young”
Old High German
Old High German
junc
“Young; youthful”
Middle High German
Middle High German
junc
“Young”
Modern German
German
jung
“Young”
19th–20th Century
Swiss German surname
Jung
“A family name derived from the German adjective meaning “young,” notably borne by Carl Jung”