mermaiden
English
noun
Definitions
- a mermaid, a maiden of the sea; siren
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English meremaiden (mermaid) prefix from English maiden.
Origin
English
maiden
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bondmaiden English
- bridesmaiden English
- gleemaiden English
- handmaiden English
- maid English
- maiden English
- maidenhair English
- maidenhead English
- maidenhood English
- maidenish English
- maidenlike English
- maidenly English
- maidenry English
- maidenship English
- milkmaiden English
- shieldmaiden English
- skymaiden English
- unmaiden English
- meremennen Old English
- maiden Middle English
- meremaiden Middle English
- mereminne Middle English