Where does “möglich” come from?

möglich (German) comes 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.

möglich (German): possible; potential; likely; a whole bunch of; a...

Definitions

  1. possible; potential; likely; a whole bunch of; a...

Ancestry of “möglich”, step by step

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

Words derived from “möglich

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