might
English
/maɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
- (uncountable) Physical strength or force.
- (uncountable) The ability to do something.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English myght inherited from Old English miht (power, ability) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (power, might) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*mógʰtis
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- almightiful English
- almightily English
- almightiness English
- almighty English
- almightyship English
- be English
- might-be English
- mighta English
- mightand English
- mighteous English
- mightest English
- mighteth English
- mightful English
- mightily English
- mightiness English
- mightless English
- mightlessness English
- mightly English
- mightn't English
- mightn't've English
- mightnae English
- mighty English
- nae English
- overmighty English
- superalmighty English
- unmight English
- unmighty English
- Mactulfi Latin
- Achsenmacht German
- Allmacht German
- Besatzungsmacht German
- Großmacht German
- Kolonialmacht German
- Kriegsmacht German
- Macht German
- Machtdemonstration German
- Machtergreifung German
- Machtkampf German
- Machtposition German
- Machtstruktur German
- Machtwechsel German
- Machtwort German
- Machtübergabe German
- Machtübernahme German
- Seemacht German
- Staatsmacht German
- Vormacht German
- Weltmacht German
- Zaubermacht German
- machtlos German
- machtpolitisch German
- machtvoll German
- mächtig German
- almacht Dutch, Flemish
- grootmacht Dutch, Flemish
- hoofdmacht Dutch, Flemish
- interventiemacht Dutch, Flemish
- invasiemacht Dutch, Flemish
- kernmacht Dutch, Flemish
- krijgsmacht Dutch, Flemish
- luchtmacht Dutch, Flemish
- macht Dutch, Flemish
- machteloos Dutch, Flemish
- machtig Dutch, Flemish
- machtsbelust Dutch, Flemish
- machtsfactor Dutch, Flemish
- machtsmisbruik Dutch, Flemish
- machtsovernemer Dutch, Flemish
- machtspartij Dutch, Flemish
- machtssfeer Dutch, Flemish
- machtsstrijd Dutch, Flemish
- machtsvacuüm Dutch, Flemish
- machtsverheffen Dutch, Flemish
- machtsverheffing Dutch, Flemish
- machtsvertoon Dutch, Flemish
- machtswellust Dutch, Flemish
- onmacht Dutch, Flemish
- overmacht Dutch, Flemish
- rechtsmacht Dutch, Flemish
- supermacht Dutch, Flemish
- troepenmacht Dutch, Flemish
- verdedigingsmacht Dutch, Flemish
- volmacht Dutch, Flemish
- vredesmacht Dutch, Flemish
- weermacht Dutch, Flemish
- wereldmacht Dutch, Flemish
- zeemacht Dutch, Flemish
- *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *mógʰtis Proto-Indo-European
- *mahtiz Proto-Germanic
- axelmakt Swedish
- fullmakt Swedish
- försvarsmakt Swedish
- könsmaktsordning Swedish
- makt Swedish
- maktkamp Swedish
- maktmedel Swedish
- påvemakt Swedish
- stormakt Swedish
- supermakt Swedish
- världsmakt Swedish
- kolonimakt Norwegian Nynorsk
- krigsmakt Norwegian Nynorsk
- makt Norwegian Nynorsk
- maktfordeling Norwegian Nynorsk
- maktkamp Norwegian Nynorsk
- maktpåliggande Norwegian Nynorsk
- maktstruktur Norwegian Nynorsk
- maktvakuum Norwegian Nynorsk
- sjømakt Norwegian Nynorsk
- stormakt Norwegian Nynorsk
- supermakt Norwegian Nynorsk
- miht Old English
- mihtig Old English
- mihtleas Old English
- mihtlic Old English
- mihtlice Old English
- ælmiht Old English
- almyghty Middle English
- might Middle English
- mightles Middle English
- mightly Middle English
- mighty Middle English
- myght Middle English
- myghty Middle English
- unmight Middle English
- makt Old Norse
- máttr Old Norse
- afmagt Danish
- almagt Danish
- fuldmagt Danish
- magt Danish
- magtfuld Danish
- magtpåliggende Danish
- máttlaus Icelandic
- máttur Icelandic
- macht Middle Dutch
- maht Old High German
- Muecht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- *mahti Proto-Finnic
- macht Middle Low German
- maht Old Saxon
- micht Scots
- michtna Scots
- māht Vilamovian