meie
Frisian (Western)
/ˈmai̯ə/, /ˈmɛi̯ə/
verb
Definitions
- may, can, to be allowed to
- to like, to find nice
Etymology
Inherited from Old Frisian muga inherited from Proto-Germanic *maganą (may, be able to, be able) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(me)mógʰe.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(me)mógʰe
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *(me)mógʰe Proto-Indo-European
- *magʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *maganą Proto-Germanic
- magan Old English
- mægen Old English
- mega Old Norse
- úmagi Old Norse
- mugan Old High German
- 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *magan gmw-pro
- mugan Old Dutch
- vormogen Middle Low German
- mugan Old Saxon
- *magan Frankish
- muga Old Frisian