Etymology

youthhood

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Today it means: The state of being young, either in age or in spirit; youth. Full definition →

Middle English youthhede ← Old English ġeoguþhād
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  1. Old English · inherited fromġeoguþhād
  2. Middle English · inherited fromyouthhede
  3. English todayyouthhood

From Middle English youthhede, youthede, from Old English ġeoguþhād (literally “youthhood”), equivalent to (and likely remodelled after) youth + -hood; compare youthhead. Cognate with Old Saxon jugudhēd (“youthhood”).

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