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Where does “maginą” come from?

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

maginą (Proto-Germanic): ability, power, might, main

Definitions

  1. ability, power, might, main

Ancestry of “maginą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmēgh-to be able

Words derived from “maginą”

  • main
  • mainly
  • mainstream
  • mainland
  • mains
  • mainline
  • mainframe
  • mainsail
  • mainmast
  • mainspring
  • amain
  • manful
  • maine
  • mainstem
  • maintop
  • mainsheet
  • mainyard
  • nonmainstream
  • mainlander
  • maintopmast
  • mainshock
  • mainstage
  • mainbrace
  • maincrop
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