The story
- English · derived frommaid
- Afrikaans · borrowed frommeid
- English todaymeid
Borrowed from Afrikaans meid, from English maid. Doublet of maid.
Words from the same roots
Englishmaid all →
meido
First known use, by meaning
- from 20th c. A female domestic servant, usually non-white.
- from 19th c. A black woman.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.