Where does “afmægtighed” come from?

afmægtighed (Danish) comes from Danish afmægtig, from Middle Dutch amechtich, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

afmægtighed (Danish): powerlessness, helplessness

Definitions

  1. powerlessness, helplessness

Ancestry of “afmægtighed”, step by step

afmægtighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish afmægtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafmægtigpowerless, feeble
2Middle Dutchamechtich—
3Middle Dutch-ich-y
4Old Dutch-ig—
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →