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
Ancestry of “Maitli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | meidelīn | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | mait | girl, maid |
| 3 | Middle High German | maget | — |
| 4 | Old High German | magad | maiden |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | magaþ | girl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | magaþs | maiden, girl; virgin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mogʰus | boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person |
Words derived from “Maitli”