Where does “mage” come from?

mage (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian maga, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

mage (West Frisian): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “mage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmaga—
2Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Frisian maga →