Where does “maag” come from?

maag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch maag, from Middle Dutch māge, from Old Dutch mago, from Proto-West Germanic magō, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

maag (Afrikaans): stomach; belly

Definitions

  1. stomach; belly

Ancestry of “maag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmaagstomach, gut
2Middle Dutchmāgestomach
3Old Dutchmagostomach
4Proto-West Germanicmagōstomach
5Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

Words derived from “maag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic magō →