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Where does “Entmachtung” come from?

Entmachtung (German) comes from German entmachten, 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.

Entmachtung (German): depriving of power

Definitions

  1. depriving of power

Ancestry of “Entmachtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanentmachtenTo deprive someone/something of his/its power, to...
2Germanmachtthird-person singular present of machen;...
3Middle High Germanmaht—
4Old High Germanmahtmight
5Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
6Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
7Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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