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Where does “meisie” come from?

meisie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch meisin, from Dutch meid, 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.

meisie (Dutch): Alternative form of meisje

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of meisje

Ancestry of “meisie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmeisin—
2Dutchmeidgirl, lass; maid; Commonly used as an address for...
3Middle Dutchmeit—
4Middle Dutchmeget—
5Old Dutchmagath—
6Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “meisie”

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