Where does “newsgirl” come from?

newsgirl (English) comes from English Girl, from Middle English girle, from Old English gyrele — young person.

newsgirl (English): A girl who delivers newspapers

Definitions

  1. A girl who delivers newspapers

Ancestry of “newsgirl”, step by step

newsgirl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Girl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGirlA Chinese constellation located near Aquarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the Black Turtle
2Middle EnglishgirleAlternative form of gerle
3Old Englishgyreleyoung person

via English News

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNewsNew information of interest
2Middle Englishnewes—
Every word from Old English gyrele →Every word from Middle English girle →Every word from English Girl →