Where does “youngthly” come from?
youngthly (English) comes from English youngth, from Middle English yongthe, 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 — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
youngthly (English): youthful
Definitions
- youthful
Ancestry of “youngthly”, step by step
youngthly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English youngth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | youngth | youth; the quality of being young |
| 2 | Middle English | yongthe | Youth part of life between childhood and adulthood |
| 3 | Middle English | yong | Early in growth or life; young; Characteristic of... |
| 4 | Old English | ġeong | young |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | jung | young |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jungaz | young |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | juwungaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yuwn̥kós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |