Where does “maidenry” come from?
maidenry (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
maidenry (English): collectively, maidens, all the single women
Definitions
- collectively, maidens, all the single women
Ancestry of “maidenry”, step by step
maidenry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maiden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maiden | A girl or an unmarried young woman; A female... |
| 2 | Middle English | mayden | maiden |
| 3 | Old English | mægden | girl; virgin, young unmarried woman |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | magadīn | little girl |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -īn | Creates adjectives from nouns with the sense... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |