Where does “Jugend” come from?
Jugend (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German jugent, from Old High German jugund, from Proto-West Germanic *jugunþi, from Proto-Germanic jugunþiz, from Proto-Germanic juwuniþō.
Ancestry of “Jugend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | jugent | — |
| 2 | Old High German | jugund | youth |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *jugunþi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jugunþiz | The state of being young; youth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | juwuniþō | — |
Words derived from “Jugend”