*maguz

Runic: ᛗᚨᚷᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑ.ɣuz/

noun · masculine · u-stem

Meanings

boy

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus (‘boy’), which appears to be restricted to western Indo-European branches. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *mogus (‘boy, servant’) (whence Old Irish mug, Cornish maw (‘servant’)). Unrelated to Proto-Celtic *makʷos (‘son’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.maguzmagiwiz
Acc.magųmagunz
Gen.magauzmagiwǫ̂
Dat.magiwimagumaz
Inst.magūmagumiz
Voc.magumagiwiz

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Descendants

  • *magu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • magu, mago (Old English)
    • *mago, mage (Old Frisian)
    • magu (Old Saxon)
  • *magu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *mago (Old High German)
      • *magozogo, magazogo (Old High German)
        • magezoge (Middle High German)
  • *ᛗᚨᚷᚢᛉ (*maguʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • mǫgr (Old Norse)
      • mögur (Icelandic)
  • ᛗᚨᚷᚢ (magu) (Proto-Norse)
    • mǫgr (Old Norse)
      • mögur (Icelandic)
  • ᛗᚨᚷᛟᛉ (magoʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • mǫgr (Old Norse)
      • mögur (Icelandic)
  • 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍃 (magus) (Gothic)

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