Where does “magtpåliggende” come from?

magtpåliggende (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.

magtpåliggende (Danish): very important

Definitions

  1. very important

Ancestry of “magtpåliggende”, step by step

magtpåliggende 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 påliggende

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