Where does “mihte” come from?

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

mihte (Old English): first/third-person singular preterite of magan;...

Definitions

first/third-person singular preterite of magan;...

Ancestry of “mihte”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	magan	can, to be able
2	Proto-West Germanic	magan	to be able, may
3	Proto-Germanic	maganą	to be able, may
4	Proto-Indo-European	(me)mógʰe	to have power, to be able to
5	Proto-Indo-European	megʰ-	to be able

Words derived from “mihte”

mighte

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