Where does “meahte” come from?

meahte (Old English) comes from Old English maġan, from Proto-West Germanic magan, from Proto-Germanic maganą, from Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

meahte (Old English): past subjunctive of maġan

Definitions

  1. past subjunctive of maġan

Ancestry of “meahte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmaġancan, to be able
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 “meahte”

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