# unmight

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʌnˌmaɪt/

## Definitions
1. The absence or lack of might; powerlessness; weakness

## Etymology
From Middle English unmight, onmiȝt, from Old English unmiht, unmeht, unmeaht (“weakness; lack of power”), from Proto-Germanic *unmahtiz (“inability; weakness”), equivalent to un- (“lack or absence of”) + might.
Cognate with Dutch onmacht, German Ohnmacht, Icelandic ómáttur (“unmight”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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