Where does “mägen” come from?

mägen (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish mæghin, from Old Norse megin, from Proto-Germanic maginą, from Proto-Indo-European mēgh- — to be able.

mägen (Swedish): might, power, strength

Definitions

  1. might, power, strength

Ancestry of “mägen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmæghinmight, power, strength
2Old Norsemeginmight, power, strength; the main, chief part of a...
3Proto-Germanicmaginąability, power, might, main
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēgh-to be able

Words derived from “mägen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēgh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maginą →Every word from Old Norse megin →