Where does “bestmöglich” come from?
bestmöglich (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.
bestmöglich (German): best, best possible
Definitions
- best, best possible
Ancestry of “bestmöglich”, step by step
bestmöglich traces back through two 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 besten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | besten | superlative degree of gut |
| 2 | Middle High German | beȥȥist | — |
| 3 | Old High German | beȥȥisto | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | batistaz | superlative degree of *gōdaz; superlative degree... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gōdaz | good |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gadaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |