Where does “mihtlēas” come from?
mihtlēas (Old English) comes from Old English miht, 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 — to be able.
mihtlēas (Old English): mightless, weak, powerless, impotent; without might or power
Definitions
- mightless, weak, powerless, impotent; without might or power
Ancestry of “mihtlēas”, step by step
mihtlēas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English miht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | miht | power, ability; strength, power |
| 2 | Old English | mieht | — |
| 3 | Old English | meaht | Alternative form of miht; second-person singular... |
| 4 | Old English | maht | — |
| 5 | Germanic | *mahti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Proto-Germanic mahtilausaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | mahtilausaz | powerless, mightless |