Where does “magad” come from?

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

magad (Old High German): maiden

Definitions

  1. maiden

Ancestry of “magad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmagaþgirl
2Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “magad”

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