Where does “מאָגן” come from?

מאָגן (Yiddish) comes from Old High German mago, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

מאָגן (Yiddish): stomach

Definitions

  1. stomach

Ancestry of “מאָגן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmagostomach; poppy
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 High German mago →