מיידל

Yiddish

Etymology

From a diminutive of Old High German magad (“maiden”) (compare German Mädel), from Proto-Germanic *magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European *magh(u)- (“young person”). Synchronically, מויד‎ (moyd, “maiden, lass; maid”) +‎ ־ל‎ (-l).

Noun

מיידל • (meydl) n, plural מיידלעך‎ (meydlekh), diminutive מיידעלע‎ (meydele)

girl

Derived terms

מיידליש‎ (meydlish, “maiden, girlish”, adj)

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