maech

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *māg, from Proto-West Germanic *māg.

Noun

mâech m

  1. blood relative

Inflection

Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative mâech mâge
accusative mâech mâge
genitive mâechs mâge
dative mâge mâgen

Descendants

  • Dutch: maag

Further reading

  • maech”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “maech”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN