Where does “underhousemaid” come from?
underhousemaid (English) comes from English housemaid, 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 — adjectival suffix.
underhousemaid (English): A lower-ranking housemaid
Definitions
- A lower-ranking housemaid
Ancestry of “underhousemaid”, step by step
underhousemaid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English housemaid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | housemaid | A female domestic worker attached to the... |
| 2 | English | maid | A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | mayde | young woman |
| 4 | English | maiden | A girl or an unmarried young woman; A female... |
| 5 | Middle English | mayden | maiden |
| 6 | Old English | mægden | girl; virgin, young unmarried woman |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | magadīn | little girl |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -īn | Creates adjectives from nouns with the sense... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |