Where does “mægþ” come from?

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

mægþ (Old English): girl; virgin, maiden, woman, wife; family,...

Definitions

  1. girl; virgin, maiden, woman, wife; family,...

Ancestry of “mægþ”, step by step

mægþ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mǣġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmǣġkinsman; kin
2Old Dutchmāg—
3Proto-Germanicmēgazson-in-law; or more generally, a relative through...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmag'-to be able, help

via Proto-Germanic maigiþō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaigiþōshamelessness, wantonness, wickedness
2Proto-Germanicmaigazwicked, shameless
3Proto-Finnicmakjastasty, sweet
4Proto-Germanicsmakjaz—

via Old English mæġeþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmæġeþmaiden, virgin, girl, woman, wife
2Proto-West Germanicmagaþgirl
3Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mag'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēgaz →Every word from Old Dutch māg →