Where does “Maagd” come from?

Maagd (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch māget, from Old Dutch magath, from Proto-Germanic magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.

Maagd (Dutch): Virgo

Definitions

  1. Virgo

Ancestry of “Maagd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmāget
2Old Dutchmagath
3Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “Maagd

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus