Where does “mey” come from?

mey (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mey, from Old Norse mær, from Proto-Germanic mawī, from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- — young; can, to be able.

mey (Icelandic): maiden; virgin

Definitions

  1. maiden; virgin

Ancestry of “mey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsemeyAlternative form of mær
2Old Norsemærmaid, girl, virgin; daughter; Alternative form of...
3Proto-Germanicmawīgirl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmagʰ-young; can, to be able

Words derived from “mey”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawī →Every word from Old Norse mær →