Where does “magath” come from?

magath (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.

Ancestry of “magath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “magath”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic magaþs →
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