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Where does “Allmacht” come from?

Allmacht (German) comes from German allmächtig, from Middle High German almehtec, from Old High German almahtīg, from Proto-West Germanic *alamahtīg, from Proto-Germanic alamahtīgaz, from Proto-Germanic mahtīgaz, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz.

Allmacht (German): omnipotence

Definitions

  1. omnipotence

Ancestry of “Allmacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanallmächtigomnipotent, all-powerful, almighty
2Middle High Germanalmehtec—
3Old High Germanalmahtīg—
4Proto-West Germanic*alamahtīg—
5Proto-Germanicalamahtīgazalmighty
6Proto-Germanicmahtīgazmighty
7Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
8Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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