Where does “Maitli” come from?
Maitli (German) comes from Alemannic German Maitli, from Middle High German meidelīn, from Middle High German mait, 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.
Maitli (German): girl, lass
Ancestry of “Maitli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Alemannic German | Maitli | girl |
| 2 | Middle High German | meidelīn | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | mait | girl, maid |
| 4 | Middle High German | maget | — |
| 5 | Old High German | magad | maiden |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | magaþ | girl |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | magaþs | maiden, girl; virgin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mogʰus | boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person |