Etymograph

English

Male

Male comes from Middle Welsh mael ‘prince’, from Proto-Brythonic *maɣl ‘noble, chief’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big, great’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂s‘big, great’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*maglos‘noble’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*maɣl‘noble, chief’reconstructed
  4. Middle Welshc. 1150–1500mael‘prince’
  5. EnglishtodayMale

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂s‘big, great’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*maglos‘noble’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*maɣl‘noble, chief’reconstructed
  4. Middle Welshc. 1150–1500mael‘prince’
  5. EnglishtodayMale

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big, great’

major, master, mayor, magnitude, magnum, maxim, magnate, magnify, mair, maggiore, mickle, mahila, muckle, 16 more

Today it means

name A surname.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s / Male

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