"mighta" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Etymology: From might + -a. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|might|-a<id:have>|text=+|tree=1}} From might + -a., {{ety|en|:af|might|-a<id:have>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English might substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-der. Proto-Germanic *habjaną Proto-West Germanic *habbjan Old English habban Middle English haven English haveder. English -a English mighta From might + -a. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mighta
  1. (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of might've (“might have”). Tags: alt-of, colloquial, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: might've (extra: might have) Related terms: coulda, woulda, shoulda, musta
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