Where does “Ermöglichen” come from?
Ermöglichen (German) comes from German möglich, from German mögen, from Middle High German mugen, from Old High German mugan, from Proto-West Germanic magan, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.
Ermöglichen (German): enablement
Definitions
- enablement
Ancestry of “Ermöglichen”, step by step
Ermöglichen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German möglich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | möglich | possible; potential; likely; a whole bunch of; a... |
| 2 | German | mögen | to like; to want to go; may |
| 3 | Middle High German | mugen | can |
| 4 | Old High German | mugan | can, be able, must, shall, may |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | magan | to be able, may |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maganą | to be able, may |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (me)mógʰe | to have power, to be able to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |
via German ēr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ēr | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | er | he |
| 3 | Old High German | ēr | ore; brass; formerly, previously; early |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | iʀ | he, it |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | you (plural) |
via German en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | en | — |