Where does “makōn” come from?

makōn (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

makōn (Old Saxon): to make

Definitions

  1. to make

Ancestry of “makōn”, step by step

makōn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic makōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
2Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Proto-Germanic *makōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*makōn—

Words derived from “makōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic makaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic makōn →