Where does “magith” come from?

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

magith (Old Dutch): virgin, young female

Definitions

  1. virgin, young female

Ancestry of “magith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic magaþs →