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Where does “unyoung” come from?

unyoung (English) comes from English Young, from Middle English yong, from Old English ġeong, from Proto-West Germanic jung, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

unyoung (English): not young

Definitions

  1. not young

Ancestry of “unyoung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYoungsurname
2Middle EnglishyongEarly in growth or life; young; Characteristic of...
3Old Englishġeong—
4Proto-West Germanicjungyoung
5Proto-Germanicjungazyoung
6Proto-Germanicjuwungaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyuwn̥kós—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂yuh₁en-young
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
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