Magd

German (Berlin)

/maːkt/, /maːxt/

noun
Definitions
  • maid; female servant, especially on a farm
  • (archaic) girl; virgin; young woman
  • (informal) prostitute

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German maget inherited from Old High German magad inherited from *magaþ inherited from Proto-Germanic *magaþs (virgin, maid, maiden, girl) derived from Proto-Indo-European *magh(u)-, *maghu- (young person).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*magh(u)-, *maghu-

Gloss

young person

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