Like the origin of the word “wife” is ugly and misogynistic, but that doesn’t mean the current word holds the same meaning.
Here’s why, take the word “comicbook” when you see that, what comes to mind? Superheroes, right? Not comedy? Even though right there in the word is the word “comic” as in “stand up comic” and originally comic books were mostly collections of comedy strips.
Current usage does not always imply the origin. Nice used to mean ignorant, but no longer does.
Seriously. lady comes from
hlæfdige which means loafmaid or “one who kneads bread” and lord comes from
hlaford
which means loaf guardian.
LOAF GUARDIAN
Thoughts From The Peacock Angel 