meidenhod etymology

Middle English word meidenhod comes from Old English mæġden, Old English -hād, Old English mægden (Girl, young unmarried woman.)

Detailed word origin of meidenhod

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
mæġden Old English (ang)
-hād Old English (ang)
mægden Old English (ang) Girl, young unmarried woman.
mæġdenhād Old English (ang)
mægdenhad Old English (ang) Girlhood.. Maidenhood, virginity.
maydenhode Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as meidenhod

Descendants of mæġden
maiden maydenhode maȝdenhad meiden meremaiden
Descendants of -hād
-hod bischophad bishophood childhad childhede childhod knighthed
Descendants of mægden
maide maidhede maidhod mayde meithhad