Where does “mage” come from?

mage (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans maag, 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.

mage (Afrikaans): plural of maag

Definitions

  1. plural of maag

Ancestry of “mage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansmaagstomach; belly
2Dutchmaagstomach, gut
3Middle Dutchmāgestomach
4Old Dutchmagostomach
5Proto-West Germanicmagōstomach
6Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic magō →