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Where does “Magd” come from?

Magd (German) comes from Middle High German maget, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic magaþ, from Proto-Germanic magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.

Magd (German): maid; female servant, especially on a farm; girl;...

Definitions

  1. maid; female servant, especially on a farm; girl;...

Ancestry of “Magd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmaget—
2Old High Germanmagadmaiden
3Proto-West Germanicmagaþgirl
4Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “Magd”

  • Kindermädchen
  • Milchmädchen
  • Milchmädchenrechnung
  • mädchenhaft
  • Mägdlein
  • Mädchen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →