Where does “magaþ” come from?

magaþ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus — boy; young person; boy-servant?; young person.

magaþ (Proto-West Germanic): girl

Definitions

  1. girl

Ancestry of “magaþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmagaþsmaiden, girl; virgin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmogʰusboy; young person; boy-servant?; young person

Words derived from “magaþ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mogʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic magaþs →