An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Jugend

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, J (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Jugend
Friedrich Kluge2507365An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, J — Jugend1891John Francis Davis

Jugend, ‘period of youth, young people,’ from the equiv. MidHG. jugent(d), OHG. jugund, f.; corresponding to OSax. juguð, Du. jeugd, AS. geogoð, f., ‘youth, young troop,’ E. youth (see Bursche, Frauenzimmer, and Imme); the common Teut. abstract of jung (in Goth. jenda, ‘youth); Teut. jugunþi- represents pre-Teut. yuwenti- (comp. Brücke).