Where does “mögen” come from?

mögen (German) comes 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.

mögen (German): to like; to want to go; may

Definitions

  1. to like; to want to go; may

Ancestry of “mögen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmugencan
2Old High Germanmugancan, be able, must, shall, may
3Proto-West Germanicmaganto be able, may
4Proto-Germanicmaganąto be able, may
5Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “mögen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe →Every word from Proto-Germanic maganą →