Where does “Machtanspruch” come from?
Machtanspruch (German) comes from German Anspruch, from German ansprechen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
Machtanspruch (German): claim to power
Definitions
- claim to power
Ancestry of “Machtanspruch”, step by step
Machtanspruch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Anspruch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anspruch | verbal noun of ansprechen; entitlement, demand,... |
| 2 | German | ansprechen | to speak to; to address; to appeal to; to mention |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |