Etymology

youthly

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Today it means: Youthful. Full definition →

Old English ġeoguþlīċ ← Middle English *youthely
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited from*youthely
  2. Old English · inherited fromġeoguþlīċ
  3. English todayyouthly

From youth + -ly, possibly continuing Old English ġeoguþlīċ (through Middle English *youthely), but more likely a new formation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.