Where does “דינסטמויד” come from?
דינסטמויד (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מויד, 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.
דינסטמויד (Yiddish): maid
Definitions
- maid
Ancestry of “דינסטמויד”, step by step
דינסטמויד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish מויד
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מויד | maiden, maid, lass; maid; termagant, virago,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | maget | virgin |
| 3 | Old High German | magad | maiden |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | magaþ | girl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | magaþs | maiden, girl; virgin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mogʰus | boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person |
via Yiddish דינסט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | דינסט | service; maid |
| 2 | Middle High German | dienest | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dionest | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þewanōstaz | service |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tekʷ- | to run, to flow |