Where does “youthless” come from?
youthless (English) comes from English youth, from Middle English youthe, from Old English ġeoguþ, from West Germanic juwunþa, from Proto-Germanic jugunþō.
youthless (English): Devoid of youth; old, aged
Definitions
- Devoid of youth; old, aged
Ancestry of “youthless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | youth | The quality or state of being young; The part of... |
| 2 | Middle English | youthe | — |
| 3 | Old English | ġeoguþ | the state of being young; youth |
| 4 | West Germanic | juwunþa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jugunþō | — |