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Where does “almachtig” come from?

almachtig (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German almachtich, from Old High German alamahtīg, from Proto-Germanic alamahtīgaz, from Proto-Germanic mahtīgaz, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

almachtig (Cimbrian): almighty, omnipotent

Definitions

  1. almighty, omnipotent

Ancestry of “almachtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanalmachtich—
2Old High Germanalamahtīg—
3Proto-Germanicalamahtīgazalmighty
4Proto-Germanicmahtīgazmighty
5Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
6Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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