Where does “mugen” come from?

mugen (Middle High German) comes 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.

mugen (Middle High German): can

Definitions

  1. can

Ancestry of “mugen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmugancan, be able, must, shall, may
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 “mugen”

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