myEtymology.com: English etymology of maidservant

Etymology of the English word maidservant

the English word maidservant

derived from the English word maid

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *maghu-

derived from the English word servant

derived from the Old French word servant

derived from the Old French word servir

derived from the Late Latin word servire (serve; be a slave to; with DAT)

derived from the Latin word servus (slave; servant)