Where does “meowle” come from?

meowle (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mawilǭ, from Proto-Germanic mawī, from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- — young; can, to be able.

meowle (Old English): a maid; damsel; virgin; woman

Definitions

  1. a maid; damsel; virgin; woman

Ancestry of “meowle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmawilǭyoung maid; girl; virgin
2Proto-Germanicmawīgirl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmagʰ-young; can, to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European magʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawī →Every word from Proto-Germanic mawilǭ →