Etymograph

English

just enough

From just (“merely”) + enough (“sufficient”).

A compound of just ‘merely’ + enough ‘sufficient’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- ‘straight, right’

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Old Latin iovestos

Latin iūstus ‘just, righteous’

Old French juste

Middle English juste

English just

Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz ‘enough, sufficient’

Proto-West Germanic *ganōg

Old English ġenōg ‘enough, sufficient’

Middle English ynogh

English enough

Today it means

det The minimum amount necessary for something.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / just enough