Where does “youthlessness” come from?
youthlessness (English) comes from English youthless, from English youth, from Middle English youthe, from Old English ġeoguþ, from West Germanic juwunþa, from Proto-Germanic jugunþō.
youthlessness (English): Absence of youth
Definitions
- Absence of youth
Ancestry of “youthlessness”, step by step
youthlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English youthless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | youthless | Devoid of youth; old, aged |
| 2 | English | youth | The quality or state of being young; The part of... |
| 3 | Middle English | youthe | Youth part of life following childhood |
| 4 | Old English | ġeoguþ | the state of being young; youth |
| 5 | West Germanic | juwunþa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | jugunþō | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |