Where does “magje” come from?

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

Ancestry of “magje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemagistomach
2Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak-Every word from Proto-Germanic magôEvery word from Old Norse magi