Where does “מויד” come from?

מויד (Yiddish) comes 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.

מויד (Yiddish): maiden, maid, lass; maid; termagant, virago,...

Definitions

  1. maiden, maid, lass; maid; termagant, virago,...

Ancestry of “מויד”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmagetvirgin
2Old High Germanmagadmaiden
3Proto-West Germanicmagaþgirl
4Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “מויד”

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