Where does “michtna” come from?
michtna (Scots) comes from Scots micht, from Middle English might, from Old English miht, from Old English mieht, from Old English meaht, from Old English maht, from Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz — to be able.
michtna (Scots): mightn't
Definitions
- mightn't
Ancestry of “michtna”, step by step
michtna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scots micht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | micht | Power; ability; capacity; might |
| 2 | Middle English | might | — |
| 3 | Old English | miht | power, ability; strength, power |
| 4 | Old English | mieht | — |
| 5 | Old English | meaht | Alternative form of miht; second-person singular... |
| 6 | Old English | maht | — |
| 7 | Germanic | *mahti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Scots na
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | na | no |
| 2 | Middle English | na | — |
| 3 | Old English | nā | no |
| 4 | Old English | ne | not; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "... |
| 5 | Old English | ealles | completely, wholly, entirely; totally,... |
| 6 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |