Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mēgaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛː.ɣɑz/

Noun

*mēgaz m

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

Old English: mǣġ
- Middle English: mæȝ, mæi, meȝ, mei
  - English: may (“kinsman, person”) (obsolete)
- ⇒ Old English: mǣġġieldan
  - → Medieval Latin: mēggildāre
    - → Middle English: megild
Old Frisian: mēch
- North Frisian: meeg
Old Saxon: māg
- Middle Low German: mâch
Old Dutch: *māg
- Middle Dutch: maech
  - 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)
? → Finnic: *mees (“man”) (see there for further descendants)

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