Where does “machtig” come from?

machtig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch magtech, from Old Dutch maghtig, from Old Saxon mahtig, from Old Saxon maht, from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis — to be able.

machtig (Dutch): powerful; heavy; powerfully

Definitions

  1. powerful; heavy; powerfully

Ancestry of “machtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmagtech—
2Old Dutchmaghtig—
3Old Saxonmahtigmighty
4Old Saxonmahtmight
5Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
6Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
7Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “machtig”

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