Where does “Achsenmacht” come from?

Achsenmacht (German) comes from German macht, from Middle High German maht, from Old High German maht, from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

Achsenmacht (German): Axis power member country of the World War II Axis

Definitions

  1. Axis power member country of the World War II Axis

Ancestry of “Achsenmacht”, step by step

Achsenmacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German macht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmachtthird-person singular present of machen;...
2Middle High Germanmaht
3Old High Germanmahtmight
4Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
5Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
6Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via German achse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachseaxis
2Middle High Germanahse
3Old High Germanahsaaxle
4Proto-Germanicahsōaxle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtisEvery word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz
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