Where does “Milchmädchenrechnung” come from?
Milchmädchenrechnung (German) comes from German Milchmädchen, from German Mädchen, from German Magd, 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.
Milchmädchenrechnung (German): naive calculation, counting the chickens before...
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- naive calculation, counting the chickens before...
Ancestry of “Milchmädchenrechnung”, step by step
Milchmädchenrechnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Milchmädchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Milchmädchen | milkmaid |
| 2 | German | Mädchen | girl; maiden |
| 3 | German | Magd | maid; female servant, especially on a farm; girl;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | maget | virgin |
| 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 |
via German Rechnung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rechnung | bill, restaurant bill; a reckoning, calculation;... |
| 2 | German | rechnen | to count, reckon, calculate, compute; to expect |
| 3 | Middle High German | rechenen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rehhanōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |