Etymograph

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Magan

Magan comes from Old High German mugan ‘to be able’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*megʰ-‘to be able’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(me)mógʰe‘to have power, to be able to’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*maganą‘to be able, may’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*magan‘to be able, may’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050mugan‘to be able’
  6. EnglishtodayMagan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*megʰ-‘to be able’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(me)mógʰe‘to have power, to be able to’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*maganą‘to be able, may’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*magan‘to be able, may’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050mugan‘to be able’
  6. EnglishtodayMagan

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- ‘to be able’

main, mechanical, mechanism, mechanic, dismay, mecha, magician, machinist, mage, magus, 76 more

through Proto-Indo-European *(me)mógʰe ‘to have power, to be able to’

might, 2 more

through Proto-Germanic *maganą ‘to be able, may’

mighty, yay, mightily, yayo, 3 more

through Proto-West Germanic *magan ‘to be able, may’

may, mower, 2 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- / Magan

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