Where does “meyjarhaft” come from?

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

meyjarhaft (Icelandic): hymen

Definitions

  1. hymen

Ancestry of “meyjarhaft”, step by step

meyjarhaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mær

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

via Icelandic haft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichafthobble; restrictions; frenulum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawī →Every word from Old Norse mær →