Where does “Machtübernahme” come from?
Machtübernahme (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.
Machtübernahme (German): takeover of power
Definitions
- takeover of power
Ancestry of “Machtübernahme”, step by step
Machtübernahme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German macht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | macht | third-person singular present of machen;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | maht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | maht | might |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mahti | might, power |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via German Übernahme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Übernahme | taking possession; assumption, acceptance;... |
| 2 | German | übernehmen | to take over, replace; to assume, to accept; to... |
| 3 | German | nehmen | to take (something into one's possession or on one's body) |
| 4 | Middle High German | nëmen | to take |
| 5 | Old High German | neman | to take |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | neman | to take |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nemaną | to take |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |