magan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- (auxiliary) can, to be able
- (transitive) can (do something), to be able (to do something)
- avail, prevail
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *maganą (may, be able to, be able).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*maganą
Gloss
may, be able to, be able
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amain English
- dismay English
- dismayer English
- dismayful English
- main English
- main battle tank English
- mainboard English
- mainbrace English
- mainchain English
- maincrop English
- maindeck English
- mainer English
- mainframe English
- mainful English
- mainland English
- mainline English
- mainly English
- mainmast English
- mainpiece English
- mainplane English
- mainsail English
- mainshaft English
- mainsheet English
- mainshock English
- mainspan English
- mainspring English
- mainstage English
- mainstay English
- mainstem English
- mainstream English
- maintop English
- maintopmast English
- mainyard English
- may English
- midmain English
- mow English
- nonmain English
- undismayable English
- *exmagāre Latin
- machina Latin
- mechanismus Latin
- mögen German
- émoi French
- amagar Spanish, Castilian
- κακομήχανος Ancient Greek
- μηχανάομαι Ancient Greek
- μηχανή Ancient Greek
- μηχανικός Ancient Greek
- πολυμήχανος Ancient Greek
- *(me)mógʰe Proto-Indo-European
- *magʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *maganiz Proto-Germanic
- *maganą Proto-Germanic
- *meganą Proto-Germanic
- メイン Japanese
- gemagian Old English
- magian Old English
- mægen Old English
- māwan Old English
- dismayen Middle English
- mawe Middle English
- mawen Middle English
- mayn Middle English
- mouin Middle English
- mouwe Middle English
- mow Middle English
- mowen Middle English
- mowynge Middle English
- mega Old Norse
- úmagi Old Norse
- mega Icelandic
- mogen Middle Dutch
- mugan Old High German
- մեքենայ Old Armenian
- mega Faroese
- mugen Middle High German
- esmoy Middle French
- 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- *magan gmw-pro
- mugan Old Dutch
- mȫgen Middle Low German
- vormogen Middle Low German
- mugan Old Saxon
- möge Alemannic German
- magha Old Swedish
- *magan Frankish
- meie Western Frisian
- ⲙⲏⲭⲁⲛⲏ Coptic
- muga Old Frisian
- meege Pennsylvania German
- mugge Central Franconian
- mien Pitcairn-Norfolk