Where does “youthquake” come from?

youthquake (English) comes from English youth, from Middle English youthe, from Old English ġeoguþ, from West Germanic juwunþa, from Proto-Germanic jugunþō.

youthquake (English): A noticeable shift in society or culture in...

Definitions

  1. A noticeable shift in society or culture in...

Ancestry of “youthquake”, step by step

youthquake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English youth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyouthThe quality or state of being young; The part of...
2Middle EnglishyoutheYouth part of life following childhood
3Old Englishġeoguþthe state of being young; youth
4West Germanicjuwunþa—
5Proto-Germanicjugunþō—

via English Quake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishQuakeThe 99th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an
2Middle EnglishquakenTo tremble with fear or anger; To tremble from...
3Old Englishcwacianto quake
4Proto-Germanickwakōnąto shake, quiver, tremble; to croak
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷog-to shake, swing
Every word from Proto-Germanic jugunþō →Every word from West Germanic juwunþa →Every word from Old English ġeoguþ →