Where does “almagt” come from?

almagt (Danish) comes from Danish magt, from Middle Low German macht, from Old Saxon maht, from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

almagt (Danish): omnipotence

Definitions

  1. omnipotence

Ancestry of “almagt”, step by step

almagt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish magt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmagtpower; force
2Middle Low Germanmacht—
3Old Saxonmahtmight
4Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
5Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
6Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Danish ål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishåleel; bodkin
2Swedishälva river
3Swedishdalvalley, dale
4Old Swedishdalvalley
5Old Norsedalrdale, valley
6Proto-Germanicdaląvalley, dale
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰel-an arch, vaulting, curve, curvature, cavity;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →