Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/megʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

    Root

    *megʰ-[1][2]

    1. to be able
      Synonym: *ḱek-

    Alternative reconstructions

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *megʰ- (23 c, 0 e)
    • *(me-)mógʰ-e ~ *(me-)m̥gʰ-ḗr ((possibly unreduplicated?) stative)
    • *megʰ-óm
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *magʰám
        • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *magʰám
    • *megʰ-ú-s
      • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *magʰúš
        • Proto-Iranian: *magúš
          • Avestan: 𐬨𐬊𐬕𐬎 (moġu)
          • Old Persian: 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (m-gu-š /⁠maguš⁠/) (see there for further descendants)
    • *mogʰ-tis? (probably secondary from the verb, o-grade would not be expected)
      • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *magtis
        • Proto-Slavic: *moťь (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Germanic: *mahtiz (see there for further descendants)
    • *mogʰ-tus? (as above)
      • Proto-Germanic: *mahtuz
    Unsorted formations
    • Proto-Celtic: *smaxtus
    • Proto-Germanic: *maginą (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 373
    2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “magėti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 297-298
    3. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 422
    4. ^ Kümmel, Martin Joachim (2011–2025), Addenda und Corrigenda zu LIV²‎[2]

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