Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᛗᚨᚷᚢᛉ

Proto-Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *maguz, from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus (“boy”). Cognates include Old English mago, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍃 (magus).

Noun

*ᛗᚨᚷᚢᛉ (*maguʀ) m

1. boy

Declension

• ᛗᚨᚷᚢ (magu /⁠magu⁠/) (accusative singular)
• ᛗᚨᚷᛟᛉ (magoʀ /⁠magōʀ⁠/) (genitive singular)

Descendants

• Old Norse: mǫgr, ᛘᛅᚴᚢᛦ (makuʀ)
  • Icelandic: mögur