Proto-Indo-European

*mag-

‘to knead, work’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *mag-.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *mag-, most familiar first.

• match ← macche ← mæċċa ← *makkjō ← *makô
• maquillage ← maquiller ← macquiller ← *makōn
• mackly ← makli ← makr ← *makaz
• mitmachen ← machen ← machen ← mahhōn ← *makōn

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mag-