Where does “meid” come from?
meid (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch meit, from Middle Dutch meget, from Old Dutch magath, from Proto-Germanic magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.
meid (Dutch): girl, lass; maid; Commonly used as an address for...
Definitions
- girl, lass; maid; Commonly used as an address for...
Ancestry of “meid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | meit | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | meget | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | magath | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | magaþs | maiden, girl; virgin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mogʰus | boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person |
Words derived from “meid”