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.

Jugend (Luxembourgish): youth

Definitions

  1. youth

Ancestry of “Jugend”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Jugend”

Every word from Proto-Germanic juwuniþō →Every word from Proto-Germanic jugunþiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *jugunþi →