Where does “miht” come from?

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

miht (Old English): power, ability; strength, power

Definitions

  1. power, ability; strength, power

Ancestry of “miht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmieht—
2Old EnglishmeahtAlternative form of miht; second-person singular...
3Old Englishmaht—
4Germanic*mahti—
5Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
6Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “miht”

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