Where does “mait” come from?

mait (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German maget, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic magaþ, from Proto-Germanic magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.

mait (Middle High German): girl, maid

Definitions

  1. girl, maid

Ancestry of “mait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmagetvirgin
2Old High Germanmagadmaiden
3Proto-West Germanicmagaþgirl
4Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “mait”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic magaþs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic magaþ →
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