Where does “mæg” come from?

mæg (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European mag'- — to be able, help.

mæg (Old English): a kinsman or male relative; a kinswoman or female...

Definitions

  1. a kinsman or male relative; a kinswoman or female...

Ancestry of “mæg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmēgazson-in-law; or more generally, a relative through...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmag'-to be able, help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mag'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēgaz →
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