Where does “mægþ” come from?
mægþ (Old English) comes from Old English -þ, from Old English -þu, from Proto-West Germanic -iþu, from Proto-Germanic -iþō, from Proto-Indo-European -iteh₂ — -th.
mægþ (Old English): girl; virgin, maiden, woman, wife; family,...
Definitions
- girl; virgin, maiden, woman, wife; family,...
Ancestry of “mægþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | -þ | forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 2 | Old English | -þu | forming abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | -iþu | Forms abstract nouns from verbs, adjectives or... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -iþō | -ness, -th |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iteh₂ | -th |