Where does “Maag” come from?

Maag (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German māge, from Old Saxon mago, from Proto-West Germanic magō, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

Maag (German Low German): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “Maag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmāgestomach
2Old Saxonmago—
3Proto-West Germanicmagōstomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-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 →