Where does “laundrymaid” come from?

laundrymaid (English) comes from English maid, from Middle English mayde, from English maiden, from Middle English mayden, from Old English mægden, from Proto-West Germanic magadīn, from Proto-West Germanic -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz — adjectival suffix.

laundrymaid (English): A maid responsible for laundry

Definitions

  1. A maid responsible for laundry

Ancestry of “laundrymaid”, step by step

laundrymaid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English maid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaidA girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden; A...
2Middle Englishmaydeyoung woman
3EnglishmaidenA girl or an unmarried young woman; A female...
4Middle Englishmaydenmaiden
5Old Englishmægdengirl; virgin, young unmarried woman
6Proto-West Germanicmagadīnlittle girl
7Proto-West Germanic-īnCreates adjectives from nouns with the sense...
8Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
9Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
10Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via English laundry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlaundryA laundering; a washing; A place or room where...
2Middle EnglishlavendrieA part of a manor or a facility for washing clothes; a laundry
3Old Frenchlavanderielaundry
4Latinlavandaria
5Latinlavandarium
6Latinlavarepresent active infinitive of lavō; second-person...
7LatinlavoI wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
8Proto-Italiclawaō
9Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic -īn