Where does “youth” come from?

Youth descends from Middle English youthe, Old English ġeoguþ, and Proto-Germanic jugunþō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey-, a root relating to vitality and life force.

youth (English): The quality or state of being young; The part of...

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being young; The part of...

Ancestry of “youth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishyoutheYouth part of life following childhood
2Old Englishġeoguþthe state of being young; youth
3West Germanicjuwunþa—
4Proto-Germanicjugunþō—

Words derived from “youth”

Every word from Proto-Germanic jugunþō →Every word from West Germanic juwunþa →Every word from Old English ġeoguþ →