Where does “maga” come from?

maga (Old English) comes from Old English maġan, from Proto-West Germanic magan, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

maga (Old English): capable; stomach; maw

Definitions

  1. capable; stomach; maw

Ancestry of “maga”, step by step

maga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English maġan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmaġancan, to be able
2Proto-West Germanicmaganto be able, may
3Proto-Germanicmaganąto be able, may
4Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

via Proto-West Germanic magō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmagōstomach
2Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

Words derived from “maga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe →Every word from Proto-Germanic maganą →