Where does “megin” come from?

megin (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic maginą, from Proto-Indo-European mēgh- — to be able.

megin (Old Norse): might, power, strength; the main, chief part of a...

Definitions

  1. might, power, strength; the main, chief part of a...

Ancestry of “megin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaginąability, power, might, main
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēgh-to be able

Words derived from “megin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēgh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maginą →