Where does “mæġen” come from?

mæġen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic maginą, from Proto-Indo-European mēgh- — to be able.

mæġen (Old English): might, main; strength

Definitions

  1. might, main; strength

Ancestry of “mæġen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaginąability, power, might, main
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēgh-to be able

Words derived from “mæġen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēgh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maginą →