Where does “younghead” come from?
younghead (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.
younghead (English): younghood, youth; A young person; a teenager
Definitions
- younghood, youth; A young person; a teenager
Ancestry of “younghead”, step by step
younghead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Young
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Young | surname |
| 2 | Middle English | yong | Early in growth or life; young; Characteristic of... |
| 3 | Old English | ġeong | young |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
via Middle English yonghede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | yonghede | Youth part of life between childhood and adulthood |