Where does “magte” come from?

magte (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.

magte (Danish): to have the power or energy (to do something)

Definitions

  1. to have the power or energy (to do something)

Ancestry of “magte”, step by step

magte 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 e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtisEvery word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz