An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Mädchen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Mädchen
Friedrich Kluge2512099An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — Mädchen1891John Francis Davis

Mädchen, n., ‘maiden, girl, servant,’ ModHG. only, a derivative of Magd, with the dimin. suffix -chen (in UpG. Maidle, Mädel, &c, with dimin. l.