Where does “meisin” come from?

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

Ancestry of “meisin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeidgirl, lass; maid; Commonly used as an address for...
2Middle Dutchmeit—
3Middle Dutchmeget—
4Old Dutchmagath—
5Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “meisin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic magaþs →Every word from Old Dutch magath →