Where does “mögen” come from?

mögen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German mȫgen, from Old Saxon 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 (Low German): may, can, be allowed to; used to express...

Definitions

  1. may, can, be allowed to; used to express...

Ancestry of “mögen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmȫgen—
2Old Saxonmuganmay, to be allowed to; can, to be able to
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe →Every word from Proto-Germanic maganą →