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Where does “mihtig” come from?

mihtig (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic mahtīg, from Proto-Germanic mahtīgaz, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

Ancestry of “mihtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmahtīgmighty, powerful
2Proto-Germanicmahtīgazmighty
3Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
4Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “mihtig”

  • mighty
  • mightily
  • mightiness
  • overmighty
  • mighty
  • mightie
  • maȝty
  • mighti
  • miȝty
  • myghty
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