Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maginą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.ɣi.nɑ̃/

Noun

*maginą n

ability, power, might, main

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *maginą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*maginą	*maginō
vocative	*maginą	*maginō
accusative	*maginą	*maginō
genitive	maginas, maginis	*maginǫ̂
dative	*maginai	*maginamaz
instrumental	*maginō	*maginamiz

Related terms

*maganą
*maginaz

Descendants

Old English: mæġen, mæġn
- Middle English: mayn, main
  - Scots: mayne, mayn, main, mane
  - English: main
Old Saxon: megin
Old Dutch: *megin (in meginkraft)
Old High German: megin, mekin
Old Norse: megin, megn
- Icelandic: megin
- Faroese: megin
- Old Swedish: mæghin, makini
  - Swedish: mägen

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