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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-.

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-—

Words derived from “mæht”

  • might
  • mightest
  • mighta
  • mightful
  • mightn't
  • mightn't've
  • mightand
  • mightnae
  • mighteth
  • mighteous
  • might-be
  • might
  • myght
  • micht
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