Where does “topmeid” come from?

topmeid (Dutch) comes 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.

topmeid (Dutch): great gal

Definitions

  1. great gal

Ancestry of “topmeid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeidgirl, lass; maid; Commonly used as an address for...
2Middle Dutchmeit—
3Middle Dutchmeget—
4Old Dutchmagath—
5Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic magaþs →Every word from Old Dutch magath →
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