formå
Norwegian Nynorsk
verb-3
Definitions
- (literary) to be capable of, to be able to
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German vormogen root from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (be able, capable, help, be able to, power, sorcerer).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*megʰ-
Gloss
be able, capable, help, be able to, power, sorcerer
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
力
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mögen German
- vermögen German
- может быть Russian
- помочь Russian
- μηχανή Ancient Greek
- μῆχος Ancient Greek
- *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *mógʰtis Proto-Indo-European
- *maganą Proto-Germanic
- *maginą Proto-Germanic
- *mahtiz Proto-Germanic
- *meganą Proto-Germanic
- mogelegheit Norwegian Nynorsk
- moglegheit Norwegian Nynorsk
- mulegheit Norwegian Nynorsk
- muligheit Norwegian Nynorsk
- landsmegin Old Norse
- meginherr Old Norse
- meginland Old Norse
- megn Old Norse
- má Old Norse
- mátta Old Norse
- mǫguligr Old Norse
- vanmegin Old Norse
- úmagaeyrir Old Norse
- úmagi Old Norse
- *moťi Proto-Slavic
- macht Middle Low German
- mȫgelîk Middle Low German
- vermogen Middle Low German
- vormoge Middle Low German
- vormogen Middle Low German
- formughe Old Danish