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

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “מיידל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמוידmaiden, maid, lass; maid; termagant, virago,...
2Middle High Germanmagetvirgin
3Old High Germanmagadmaiden
4Proto-West Germanicmagaþgirl
5Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “מיידל

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰusEvery word from Proto-Germanic magaþsEvery word from Proto-West Germanic magaþ
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