Where does “mögur” come from?
mögur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mǫgr, from Proto-Germanic maguz, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.
mögur (Icelandic): son
Ancestry of “mögur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | mǫgr | son, boy, youth |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maguz | boy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mogʰus | boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person |