mieht

Old English

Etymology

From i-umlaut of meaht, from earlier maht due to breaking before [-ht], from Proto-West Germanic *mahti, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, *mahtuz (might, power), from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis, *megʰ- (to allow, be able, help). Cognates include Old Frisian macht, mecht (West Frisian macht), Middle Dutch macht (Dutch macht), Old High German maht (German Macht), Old Norse máttr (Icelandic máttur), Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (mahts).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi͜yxt/, [mi͜yçt]

Noun

mieht f

  1. alternative form of miht