Where does “gigantmæcg” come from?

gigantmæcg (Old English) comes from Old English mæcg, from Proto-Germanic magjaz, from Proto-Germanic maguz, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.

gigantmæcg (Old English): a giant

Definitions

  1. a giant

Ancestry of “gigantmæcg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmæcga man
2Proto-Germanicmagjaz—
3Proto-Germanicmaguzboy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic maguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic magjaz →