English
maiding
Blend of maiden + -ing, through misapprehension of maiden as a case of g-dropping.
A blend of maiden + -ing
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 A young woman; representing a mispronunciation of the word maiden.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / maiding