Where does “mighte” come from?

mighte (Middle English) comes from Old English mihte, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic magan, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

Ancestry of “mighte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmihtefirst/third-person singular preterite of magan;...
2Old Englishmagancan, to be able
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 →