Where does “LGBTeen” come from?

LGBTeen (English) comes from English teen, from Middle English tenen, from Old English tȳnan, from Proto-West Germanic *tūnijan — to enclose, put a fence around.

LGBTeen (English): A teenager who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender

Definitions

  1. A teenager who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender

Ancestry of “LGBTeen”, step by step

LGBTeen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English teen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteenA teenager; Of or having to do with teenagers;...
2Middle Englishtenen—
3Old Englishtȳnanto slander, vex
4Proto-West Germanic*tūnijanto enclose, put a fence around

via English LGBT

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLGBTInitialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and...
2EnglishLGBInitialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual; Initialism...
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tūnijan →Every word from Old English tȳnan →Every word from Middle English tenen →