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

Definitions

  1. girl, lass

Ancestry of “Maitli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic GermanMaitligirl
2Middle High Germanmeidelīn—
3Middle High Germanmaitgirl, maid
4Middle High Germanmagetvirgin
5Old High Germanmagadmaiden
6Proto-West Germanicmagaþgirl
7Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic magaþs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic magaþ →