Etymograph

English

maidenship

From maiden + -ship.

Formed from maiden + -ship

Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus ‘boy’

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Proto-West Germanic *magaþ

Old English mæġeþ ‘girl’

Old English mæġden ‘girl’

Middle English mayden

English maiden

Today it means

noun The state of being a maiden; virginity.

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

Etymograph / maidenship