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Where does “mugan” come from?

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

mugan (Frankish): to be able

Definitions

  1. to be able

Ancestry of “mugan”, 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 “mugan”

  • dismay
  • dismaying
  • dismayingly
  • dismayful
  • dismayfully
  • undismayable
  • magare
  • desmayar
  • esmagamento
  • desmaio
  • desmaiar
  • esmagar
  • esmagador
  • dismayen
  • dezamăgire
  • amăgi
  • dezamăgi
  • esmeance
  • esmaier
  • desmaier
  • esmayer
  • ammagire
  • exmagare
  • esmaiar
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