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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/makaz

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mag- (to knead, work). Probably related to Old Irish mám (yoke), Lithuanian mėgti (to like).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.kɑz/

Adjective

*makaz

  1. fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *mak
    • Old English: mæc
      • Middle English: make
      • Old English: macalīċ
        • Middle English: makli
    • Old Frisian: *mek
      • North Frisian: määk, meek
      • Saterland Frisian: mäk
    • Old Saxon: *mak
    • Old Dutch: *mak
  • Old Norse: makr
    • Old Norse: makligr
      • Icelandic: maklegur
      • Faroese: makligur
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: makeleg, makleg
      • Norwegian Bokmål: makelig

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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