Where does “meaht” come from?

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

meaht (Old English): Alternative form of miht; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of miht; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “meaht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmaht—
2Germanic*mahti—
3Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
4Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “meaht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →