*mēgaz
Runic: ᛗᛖᚷᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈmɛː.ɣɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
son-in-law; or more generally, a relative through marriage
Etymology
Suggested to be related to *maguz (‘boy, relative’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | mēgaz | mēgōz, mēgōs |
| Acc. | mēgą | mēganz |
| Gen. | mēgas, mēgis | mēgǫ̂ |
| Dat. | mēgai | mēgamaz |
| Inst. | mēgō | mēgamiz |
| Voc. | mēg | mēgōz, mēgōs |
Descendants
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*māg (Proto-West Germanic)
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*māg (Old Dutch)
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mâech (Middle Dutch)
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maag (Dutch)
- maag (Afrikaans)
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maag (Dutch)
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mâech (Middle Dutch)
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*māg (Old Dutch)
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*māg (Proto-West Germanic)
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mǣġ (Old English)
- māga, māge, mǣġe (Old English)
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mǣġ (Old English)
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*māg (Proto-West Germanic)
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mǣġ (Old English)
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mæȝ, mæi, meȝ, mei (Middle English)
- may (English)
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mæȝ, mæi, meȝ, mei (Middle English)
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mǣġ (Old English)
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*māg (Proto-West Germanic)
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mēch (Old Frisian)
- meeg (North Frisian)
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mēch (Old Frisian)
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*māg (Proto-West Germanic)
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māg (Old High German)
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māc (Middle High German)
- Mage (German)
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māc (Middle High German)
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māg (Old High German)
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*māg (Proto-West Germanic)
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māg (Old Saxon)
- mâch (Middle Low German)
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māg (Old Saxon)
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mágr (Old Norse)
- mágur (Faroese)
- mágur (Icelandic)
- måg (Norwegian)
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mágr (Old Norse)
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māgh (Old Danish)
- måg (Danish)
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māgh (Old Danish)
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mágr (Old Norse)
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māgher (Old Swedish)
- måg (Swedish)
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māgher (Old Swedish)
- 𐌼𐌴𐌲𐍃 (mēgs) (Gothic)
- *mees (Proto-Finnic)