Where does “meisje” come from?
meisje (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.
meisje (Dutch): girl; girlfriend
Definitions
- girl; girlfriend
Ancestry of “meisje”, step by step
meisje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch meisin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | meisin | — |
| 2 | Dutch | meid | girl, lass; maid; Commonly used as an address for... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | meit | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | meget | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | magath | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | magaþs | maiden, girl; virgin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mogʰus | boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person |
via Middle Dutch meysjen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | meysjen | — |