Where does “mōgen” come from?

mōgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch mugan, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

mōgen (Middle Dutch): to be capable of

Definitions

  1. to be capable of

Ancestry of “mōgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmuganmay, to be allowed to; can, to be able to
2Proto-Germanicmaganąto be able, may
3Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “mōgen”

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