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Where does “ȝouthe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ȝouthe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeoguþthe state of being young; youth
2West Germanicjuwunþa—
3Proto-Germanicjugunþō—

Words derived from “ȝouthe”

  • youth
  • youthful
  • youthfulness
  • youthfully
  • youthquake
  • unyouthful
  • youthen
  • yoof
  • youthless
  • youthward
  • youthlike
  • youthy
  • youthism
  • youthwork
  • youthsome
  • youthify
  • unyouthfully
  • permayouth
  • transyouth
  • unyouthfulness
  • youthsploitation
  • youthfest
  • youthwards
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