Where does “maganą” come from?

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

maganą (Proto-Germanic): to be able, may

Definitions

  1. to be able, may

Ancestry of “maganą”, step by step

maganą traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe

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

via Proto-Indo-European magʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmagʰ-young; can, to be able

via Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “maganą”

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