Where does “maġan” come from?
maġan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic magan, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.
Ancestry of “maġan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | magan | to be able, may |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maganą | to be able, may |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (me)mógʰe | to have power, to be able to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |