Where does “mega” come from?

mega (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

mega (Old Norse): must, may; to be able to

Definitions

  1. must, may; to be able to

Ancestry of “mega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaganąto be able, may
2Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “mega”

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