Where does “megin” come from?

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

megin (Old Saxon): power

Definitions

  1. power

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 →