Where does “grootmacht” come from?

grootmacht (Dutch) comes from Dutch macht, from Middle Dutch macht, from Old Dutch maht, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

grootmacht (Dutch): A great power, a superpower

Definitions

  1. A great power, a superpower

Ancestry of “grootmacht”, step by step

grootmacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch macht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmachtpower, might, capability; political power,...
2Middle Dutchmacht—
3Old Dutchmaht—
4Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
5Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Dutch groot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrootbig, large, great; great, important, eminent,...
2Middle Dutchgrôotbig, large
3Old Dutchgrōtbig, large
4Proto-West Germanicgraut—
5Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →