Where does “מעגן” come from?

מעגן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German mugen, from Old High German mugan, from Proto-West Germanic magan, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

מעגן (Yiddish): may, to be possible that, to be allowed to

Definitions

  1. may, to be possible that, to be allowed to

Ancestry of “מעגן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmugencan
2Old High Germanmugancan, be able, must, shall, may
3Proto-West Germanicmaganto be able, may
4Proto-Germanicmaganąto be able, may
5Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe →Every word from Proto-Germanic maganą →