Where does “mage” come from?

mage (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mage, from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

mage (Norwegian Bokmål): abdomen, belly, stomach

Definitions

  1. abdomen, belly, stomach

Ancestry of “mage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmageabdomen, belly, stomach; to gut; to regurgitate
2Old Norsemagistomach
3Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

Words derived from “mage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Norse magi →