Where does “mæht” come from?

mæht (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

mæht (Old English): might, bodily strength, power, authority,...

Definitions

  1. might, bodily strength, power, authority,...

Ancestry of “mæht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
2Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
3Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →