maid

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*magaþs“girl, virgin”
2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*magaþ
3. Old English · derived frommǣden
4. Old English · derived frommæġden
5. Middle English · inherited frommayde
6. English todaymaid

From Middle English mayde, maide, abbreviation of Middle English maiden from Old English mæġden (Old English mǣden). Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs (“girl, virgin”).

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