Where does “מיידלווײַז” come from?
מיידלווײַז (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מיידל, 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.
מיידלווײַז (Yiddish): as a girl
Definitions
- as a girl
Ancestry of “מיידלווײַז”, step by step
מיידלווײַז traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish מיידל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מיידל | girl |
| 2 | Yiddish | מויד | maiden, maid, lass; maid; termagant, virago,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | maget | virgin |
| 4 | Old High German | magad | maiden |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | magaþ | girl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | magaþs | maiden, girl; virgin |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mogʰus | boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person |
via Yiddish ווײַז
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ווײַז | — |