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—
Every word from Proto-Germanic jugunþō →Every word from West Germanic juwunþa →Every word from Old English ġeoguþ →
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