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
- A maid responsible for laundry
Ancestry of “laundrymaid”, step by step
laundrymaid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maid | A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | mayde | young woman |
| 3 | English | maiden | A girl or an unmarried young woman; A female... |
| 4 | Middle English | mayden | maiden |
| 5 | Old English | mægden | girl; virgin, young unmarried woman |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | magadīn | little girl |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -īn | Creates adjectives from nouns with the sense... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English laundry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | laundry | A laundering; a washing; A place or room where... |
| 2 | Middle English | lavendrie | A part of a manor or a facility for washing clothes; a laundry |
| 3 | Old French | lavanderie | laundry |
| 4 | Latin | lavandaria | — |
| 5 | Latin | lavandarium | — |
| 6 | Latin | lavare | present active infinitive of lavō; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | lavo | I wash, bathe; I wet, moisten |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |