Where does “moȝen” come from?

moȝen (Middle English) comes 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.

moȝen (Middle English): Alternative form of mowen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mowen

Ancestry of “moȝen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmagancan, to be able
2Proto-West Germanicmaganto be able, may
3Proto-Germanicmaganąto be able, may
4Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “moȝen”

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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