Where does “hochmögend” come from?

hochmögend (German) comes from German mögend, 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.

hochmögend (German): powerful, influential

Definitions

  1. powerful, influential

Ancestry of “hochmögend”, step by step

hochmögend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German mögend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmögendpresent participle of mögen
2Germanmögento like; to want to go; may
3Middle High Germanmugencan
4Old High Germanmugancan, be able, must, shall, may
5Proto-West Germanicmaganto be able, may
6Proto-Germanicmaganąto be able, may
7Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

via German hōch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhōch
2Middle High Germanhōch
3Old High Germanhōhhigh, tall, elevated
4Proto-West Germanichauhhigh
5Proto-Germanichauhazhigh
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰeEvery word from Proto-Germanic maganą