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Where does “meita” come from?

meita (Latvian) comes from Middle Low German meid — female servant.

meita (Latvian): daughter; young, unmarried woman; female servant,...

Definitions

  1. daughter; young, unmarried woman; female servant,...

Ancestry of “meita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmeidfemale servant

Words derived from “meita”

  • meitenīgs
  • meitasmeita
  • mazmeita
  • ielasmeita
  • meitasdēls
  • meitene
Every word from Middle Low German meid →