Where does “maguþegn” come from?

maguþegn (Old English) comes from Old English þeġn, from Proto-West Germanic þegn, from Proto-Germanic þegnaz, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

maguþegn (Old English): servant, retainer; man, warrior

Definitions

  1. servant, retainer; man, warrior

Ancestry of “maguþegn”, step by step

maguþegn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þeġn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþeġnservant
2Proto-West Germanicþegnretainer, follower, servant
3Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Old English magu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmaguson, boy; servant, retainer; man, hero, warrior
2Proto-West Germanicmaguboy
3Proto-Germanicmaguzboy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þegnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þegn →