Where does “maghe” come from?

maghe (Middle English) comes from Emilian mèg, from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

maghe (Middle English): Alternative form of mawe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mawe

Ancestry of “maghe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Emilianmègwizard
2Latinmagusmagic, magical; magician, and derogatorily...
3Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
4Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
5Proto-Iranianmagúš—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš →
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