Where does “Maitli” come from?

Maitli (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German meidelīn, from Middle High German mait, from Middle High German maget, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic magaþ, from Proto-Germanic magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.

Maitli (Alemannic German): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “Maitli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmeidelīn—
2Middle High Germanmaitgirl, maid
3Middle High Germanmagetvirgin
4Old High Germanmagadmaiden
5Proto-West Germanicmagaþgirl
6Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “Maitli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic magaþs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic magaþ →