N. maen adj. “skilled, clever” (Category: Craft, Trade)

N. maen, adj. “skilled, clever” (Category: Craft, Trade)

G. fim “clever, right hand”

References ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG; EtyAC/MAƷ

Glosses

• “skilled, clever” ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG
• “skilled, clever with hands” ✧ EtyAC/MAƷ (maen)

Element In

• ᴺS. !maenor “craftsman”
• N. maenas “craft, handicraft, art” ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG
• ON. Maenros ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG (Maenros); EtyAC/MAƷ (Maenros)

Derivations

• < ON. magna “skilled, clever” ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG; EtyAC/MAƷ (magna)
  • < ᴹ✶magnā “skilled” ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG; EtyAC/MAƷ (magnā)
    • < ᴹ√MAG “use, handle” ✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG; EtyAC/MAƷ (MAG)

Phonetic Developments

ON. magna > maen

[magna] > [maŋna] > [maina] > [main] > [maen]

✧ Ety/MAƷ|MAG