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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishyouthThe quality or state of being young; The part of...
2Middle Englishyouthe—
3Old Englishġeoguþthe state of being young; youth
4West Germanicjuwunþa—
5Proto-Germanicjugunþō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic jugunþō →