Where does “megin” come from?

megin (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse megin, from Proto-Germanic maginą, from Proto-Indo-European mēgh- — to be able.

megin (Icelandic): strength, power, ability; the main part, greater...

Definitions

  1. strength, power, ability; the main part, greater...

Ancestry of “megin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemeginmight, power, strength; the main, chief part of a...
2Proto-Germanicmaginąability, power, might, main
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēgh-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēgh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maginą →Every word from Old Norse megin →