mega
Icelandic
/ˈmeiːɣa/
verb-preterite
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) to be allowed, to be permitted, to may
- (intransitive) to must, to have to
- to have the strength, to be able
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse mega (must, may) inherited from Proto-Germanic *maganą (may, be able to, be able) derived from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ- (be able, can).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*magʰ-
Gloss
be able, can
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- formay English
- may English
- maybe English
- mayblossom English
- mayest English
- mayhaw English
- maying English
- mayn't English
- mögen German
- möglich German
- vermögen German
- übermögen German
- *(me)mógʰe Proto-Indo-European
- *magʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *maganą Proto-Germanic
- *mawī Proto-Germanic
- *meganą Proto-Germanic
- magan Old English
- mægen Old English
- mowen Middle English
- mega Old Norse
- úmagi Old Norse
- mugan Old High German
- mega Faroese
- mugen Middle High German
- 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *magan gmw-pro
- mugan Old Dutch
- mȫgen Middle Low German
- vormogen Middle Low German
- mögan Cimbrian
- möng Cimbrian
- mugan Old Saxon
- möge Alemannic German
- müglich Alemannic German
- magha Old Swedish
- *magan Frankish
- muga Old Frisian
- mögen Low German