maghu-

maghu-
Young person of either sex. Suffixed form *magho-ti-.
a. maid, maiden, from Old English mægden, virgin;
b. matjes herring, from Dutch maagd, maid. Both a and b from Germanic *magadi-, with diminutive *magadin-.
 
[Pokorny maghos 696.]

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