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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maginōną

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

Derived from *maginą (ability, power, might, main) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ɣi.nɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maginōną[1]

  1. to strengthen, to become strong
  2. to have the power to, to be able to

Inflection

Alternative forms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *maginōn
    • Old English: mæġenian, mæġnian
      • Old English: ġemæġened
    • Old High German: *meginōn
      • Old High German: gimeginōn
      • Old High German: irmeginōn
      • Old High German: ubarmeginōn
        • Middle High German: übermegenen
  • Old Norse: megna

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*maʒenōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 253
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