Middle English word maide comes from Proto-Indo-European *mogʷʰótis, Proto-Indo-European *maghu-, Proto-Indo-European *magʰ(u)-, and later Proto-Germanic *magaþs (Maiden, girl. Virgin.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *mogʷʰótis | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | girl |
| *maghu- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | fellow, bachelor, unmarried, fellow, bachelor |
| *magʰ(u)- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mogʷʰotīnom | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *magadīną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *magaþs | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Maiden, girl. Virgin. |
| mægden | Old English (ang) | Girl, young unmarried woman. |
| mæġeþ | Old English (ang) | |
| mæið | Middle English (enm) | |
| maiden | English (eng) | (cricket) Being an over in which no runs are scored.. (figuratively) Being a first occurrence or event.. (of a female, human or animal) Without offspring.. (of a fortress) Never having been captured or violated.. (of a tree) Grown from seed and never pruned. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.. Like or befitting a (young, unmarried) maiden.. Virgin. (Wicca). (cricket) A [...] |
| mayde | Middle English (enm) | Young woman. |