Where does “machtigen” come from?

machtigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch machtig, 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 — to be able.

machtigen (Dutch): to authorize

Definitions

  1. to authorize

Ancestry of “machtigen”, step by step

machtigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch machtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmachtigpowerful; heavy; powerfully
2Middle Dutchmagtech—
3Old Dutchmaghtig—
4Old Saxonmahtigmighty
5Old Saxonmahtmight
6Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
7Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
8Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “machtigen”

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