Where does “maȝe” come from?
maȝe (Middle English) comes from Old English maga, from Old English maġan, from Proto-West Germanic magan, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.
maȝe (Middle English): Alternative form of mawe
Ancestry of “maȝe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | maga | capable; stomach; maw |
| 2 | Old English | maġan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | magan | to be able, may |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maganą | to be able, may |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (me)mógʰe | to have power, to be able to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
Words derived from “maȝe”