Where does “mihtiġ” come from?

mihtiġ (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- — to be able.

mihtiġ (Old English): powerful, mighty, able

Definitions

  1. powerful, mighty, able

Ancestry of “mihtiġ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mihtiġ”

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