Etymograph

English

maidmarian

From maid + Marian, perhaps relating to the Virgin Mary.

A compound of maid + Marian

Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus ‘boy’

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Proto-West Germanic *magaþ ‘girl’

Old English mæġden ‘girl’

Middle English maiden

Middle English mayde ‘a maid’

English maid

Today it means

noun A kind of dance.

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

Etymograph / maidmarian