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Where does “ᛗᚨᚷᚢ” come from?

ᛗᚨᚷᚢ (Proto-Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic maguz, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.

ᛗᚨᚷᚢ (Proto-Norse): son, boy

Definitions

  1. son, boy

Ancestry of “ᛗᚨᚷᚢ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaguzboy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “ᛗᚨᚷᚢ”

  • mögur
  • mǫgr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →