Where does “mega” come from?

mega (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mega, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

mega (Faroese): must, may

Definitions

  1. must, may

Ancestry of “mega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemegamust, may; to be able to
2Proto-Germanicmaganąto be able, may
3Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe →Every word from Proto-Germanic maganą →