Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēgaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Suggested to be related to *maguz (“boy, relative”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛː.ɣɑz/

Noun

*mēgaz m

1. son-in-law; or more generally, a relative through marriage

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *mēgaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*mēgaz	*mēgōz, *mēgōs
vocative	*mēg	*mēgōz, *mēgōs
accusative	*mēgą	*mēganz
genitive	*mēgas, *mēgis	*mēgǫ̂
dative	*mēgai	*mēgamaz
instrumental	*mēgō	*mēgamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *māg
  • Old English: mǣġ m or f
    • Middle English: mæȝ, mæi, meȝ, mei
      • English: may (“kinsman, person”)
    • ⇒ Old English: māga m (“descendant, son”)
    • ⇒ Old English: māge, mǣġe f
  • Old Frisian: mēch
    • North Frisian: meeg
  • Old Saxon: māg
    • Middle Low German: mâch
  • Old Dutch: *māg
    • Middle Dutch: mâech
      • Dutch: maag
  • Old High German: māg
    • Middle High German: māc
      • German: Mage
• Old Norse: mágr
  • Icelandic: mágur
  • Faroese: mágur
  • Norwegian: måg
  • Old Swedish: māgher
    • Swedish: måg
  • Old Danish: māgh
    • Danish: måg
• Gothic: 𐌼𐌴𐌲𐍃 (mēgs)
• →? Proto-Finnic: *mees (“man”) (see there for further descendants)