Where does “máttur” come from?

máttur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse máttr, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

máttur (Faroese): power, strength

Definitions

  1. power, strength

Ancestry of “máttur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemáttrmight, strength
2Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
3Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “máttur”

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