Where does “macuahuitl” come from?
macuahuitl (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl māccuahuitl, from Classical Nahuatl māc, from Old Dutch māg, from Proto-Germanic mēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European mag'- — to be able, help.
Ancestry of “macuahuitl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Nahuatl | māccuahuitl | — |
| 2 | Classical Nahuatl | māc | in the hand |
| 3 | Old Dutch | māg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēgaz | son-in-law; or more generally, a relative through... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mag'- | to be able, help |