Where does “maech” come from?

maech (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch māg, from Proto-Germanic mēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European mag'- — to be able, help.

maech (Middle Dutch): blood relative

Definitions

  1. blood relative

Ancestry of “maech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmāg—
2Proto-Germanicmēgazson-in-law; or more generally, a relative through...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmag'-to be able, help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mag'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēgaz →Every word from Old Dutch māg →
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