Where does “māget” come from?

māget (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch magath, from Proto-Germanic magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.

Ancestry of “māget”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmagath
2Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “māget

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰusEvery word from Proto-Germanic magaþsEvery word from Old Dutch magath