Where does “værnemagt” come from?

værnemagt (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.

værnemagt (Danish): Wehrmacht the German military forces from 1933-1945

Definitions

  1. Wehrmacht the German military forces from 1933-1945

Ancestry of “værnemagt”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →