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

  1. 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

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

via Middle English yonghede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishyonghedeYouth part of life between childhood and adulthood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós