Where does “machtsvertoon” come from?

machtsvertoon (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.

machtsvertoon (Dutch): show of force, show of strength, power display

Definitions

  1. show of force, show of strength, power display

Ancestry of “machtsvertoon”, 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- →