Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maganą
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *(me)mógʰe, from *megʰ-. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *moťi.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*maganą
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *maganą (preterite-present)
Usage notes
[edit]The main distinction between *kunnaną and *maganą is that the former deals with one's own capabilities, whereas the latter indicates ability due to favourable circumstances not under one's control.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *magan
- Proto-Norse:
- Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (magan)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*mugan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 373
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*maʒa”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 252