Where does “מיידל” come from?
מיידל (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.
מיידל (Yiddish): girl
Ancestry of “מיידל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | מויד | maiden, maid, lass; maid; termagant, virago,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | maget | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “מיידל”