English word maid comes from Proto-Germanic *magadīną, Old English (ca. 450-1100) mæġþ, and later Old English (ca. 450-1100) mægden (Girl, young unmarried woman.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *magadīną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| mæġþ | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| mægden | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Girl, young unmarried woman. |
| mæið | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| maiden | English (en) | (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 [...] |
| maide | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| maid | English (en) | (archaic) A virgin, now female but originally one of either gender.. (dated, or, poetic) A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.. A female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). |