Where does “mieht” come from?

mieht (Old English) comes from Old English meaht, 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.

Ancestry of “mieht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishmeahtAlternative form of miht; second-person singular...
2Old Englishmaht—
3Germanic*mahti—
4Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
5Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “mieht”

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