Where does “mugan” come from?

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

mugan (Old High German): can, be able, must, shall, may

Definitions

  1. can, be able, must, shall, may

Ancestry of “mugan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmaganto be able, may
2Proto-Germanicmaganąto be able, may
3Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “mugan”

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