Feminine
Magd
- (feminine) maid; female servant, especially on a farm
- (dated, feminine) virgin
- (archaic, feminine) girl, young woman
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
bonne
Basel-Landschaft
dienschtbolze
Basel-Landschaft
dienschtmaitli
Basel-Landschaft
magd
Basel-Landschaft
maitli
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/maːkt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German maget, magt, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus (“young person”). Near cognates include Dutch meid, maagd, Low German Meid, Maagd, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs) and English maid.
servant girl
maid servant
young girl
lowly maidservant
domestic animal
Dienstbotin
Dienstmagd
junges Mädchen
Schulmädchen
Onabe
Hausgehilfin
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