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Where does “mēgaz” come from?

mēgaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mag'- — to be able, help.

mēgaz (Proto-Germanic): son-in-law; or more generally, a relative through...

Definitions

  1. son-in-law; or more generally, a relative through...

Ancestry of “mēgaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmag'-to be able, help

Words derived from “mēgaz”

  • maegth
  • måg
  • mager
  • mǣġþ
  • mæg
  • 𐌼𐌴𐌲𐍃
  • mágur
  • mágr
  • maech
  • mágur
  • māg
  • magher
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mag'- →