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Where does “magan” come from?

magan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

magan (Frankish): to be able, may

Definitions

  1. to be able, may

Ancestry of “magan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaganąto be able, may
2Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “magan”

  • dismay
  • dismaying
  • dismayingly
  • dismayful
  • undismayable
  • dismayfully
  • mago
  • desmayar
  • dismayen
  • esmeance
  • esmaier
  • esmayer
  • desmaiier
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