Where does “mǣġþ” come from?

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

mǣġþ (Old English): kindred; family group, clan, tribe, generation,...

Definitions

  1. kindred; family group, clan, tribe, generation,...

Ancestry of “mǣġþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmēgazson-in-law; or more generally, a relative through...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmag'-to be able, help

Words derived from “mǣġþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mag'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēgaz →