Where does “berufsjugendlich” come from?

berufsjugendlich (German) comes from German jugendlich, from German Jugend, from Middle High German jugent, from Old High German jugund, from Proto-West Germanic *jugunþi, from Proto-Germanic jugunþiz, from Proto-Germanic juwuniþō.

berufsjugendlich (German): affecting adolescence, especially in clothing or manners

Definitions

  1. affecting adolescence, especially in clothing or manners

Ancestry of “berufsjugendlich”, step by step

berufsjugendlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German jugendlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjugendlichyouthful
2GermanJugendyouth
3Middle High Germanjugent
4Old High Germanjugundyouth
5Proto-West Germanic*jugunþiyouth
6Proto-GermanicjugunþizThe state of being young; youth
7Proto-Germanicjuwuniþō

via German Beruf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBerufoccupation, profession, trade, job, career;...
2Middle High Germanberufen
3Old High Germanbiruofōn

Words derived from “berufsjugendlich

Every word from Proto-Germanic juwuniþō