Where does “machtiging” come from?
machtiging (Dutch) comes from Dutch machtigen, 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 — to be able.
machtiging (Dutch): authorisation, permission express approval to do something
Definitions
- authorisation, permission express approval to do something
Ancestry of “machtiging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | machtigen | to authorize |
| 2 | Dutch | machtig | powerful; heavy; powerfully |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | magtech | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | maghtig | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | mahtig | mighty |
| 6 | Old Saxon | maht | might |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | mahti | might, power |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |