Where does “Magnus” come from?

Magnus (German) comes from Latin magnus, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- — big, great; great; big, stour, great.

Ancestry of “Magnus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagnuslarge, big; great; important
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂- →Every word from Latin magnus →