Where does “machtsverheffing” come from?

machtsverheffing (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.

machtsverheffing (Dutch): exponentiation, the activity or action of raising something to the power of something

Definitions

  1. exponentiation, the activity or action of raising something to the power of something

Ancestry of “machtsverheffing”, step by step

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