Etymograph

English

Maidford

Maidford comes from Old English mæġden ‘girl’, from Proto-Germanic *maguz ‘boy’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mogʰus‘boy’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*maguz‘boy’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*magaþs‘maiden, girl’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*magaþ‘girl’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*magadīn‘young girl’reconstructed
  6. Old Englishc. 450–1150mæġden‘girl’
  7. EnglishtodayMaidford

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mogʰus‘boy’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*maguz‘boy’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*magaþs‘maiden, girl’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*magaþ‘girl’reconstructed
  5. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*magadīn‘young girl’reconstructed
  6. Old Englishc. 450–1150mæġden‘girl’
  7. EnglishtodayMaidford

Linked words

through Old English mæġden ‘girl’

maiden, 2 more

Today it means

name A parish in West Northamptonshire, England.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus / Maidford

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