Where does “mȫgen” come from?

mȫgen (Middle Low German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “mȫgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmuganmay, to be allowed to; can, to be able to
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 “mȫgen”

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