Английский Этимологический словарь - maiden

- O.E. mжden, mжgden, dim. of mжgр, mжgeр "maid," from P.Gmc. *magthis "young womanhood, sexually inexperienced female," fem. variant of *maguz "boy," root of O.E. magu "child, son." Figurative sense of "new fresh, first" (cf. maiden voyage) first recorded 1555. For maidenhead see godhead.