Where does “sømagt” come from?

sømagt (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.

sømagt (Danish): a nautical power; a polity with great power at sea; a thalassocracy

Definitions

  1. a nautical power; a polity with great power at sea; a thalassocracy

Ancestry of “sømagt”, step by step

sømagt 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 sø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsølake; sea
2Old Norsesýrsow
3Proto-Germanicsūzsow; pig, swine
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
6Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →