Where does “maegth” come from?

maegth (English) comes from Old English mǣġþ, from Proto-Germanic mēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European mag'- — to be able, help.

maegth (English): In Anglo-Saxon England, an extended family, a...

Definitions

  1. In Anglo-Saxon England, an extended family, a...

Ancestry of “maegth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣġþkindred; family group, clan, tribe, generation,...
2Proto-Germanicmēgazson-in-law; or more generally, a relative through...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmag'-to be able, help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mag'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēgaz →Every word from Old English mǣġþ →