Where does “Macht” come from?

Macht (German) comes 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.

Macht (German): might, power

Definitions

  1. might, power

Ancestry of “Macht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmahtmight
2Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
3Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
4Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “Macht”

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