Etymology

youthness

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Today it means: The state, quality, or condition of being a youth; adolescence Full definition →

Middle English youthnesse ← Old English ġeoguþhādnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromġeoguþhādnes
  2. Middle English · inherited fromyouthnesse
  3. English todayyouthness

From Middle English youthnesse, perhaps dissimilated from Old English ġeoguþhādnes, equivalent to youth + -ness.

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