Where does “Machtkampf” come from?
Machtkampf (German) comes from German Macht, 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-.
Machtkampf (German): power struggle, struggle for power
Definitions
- power struggle, struggle for power
Ancestry of “Machtkampf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Macht | might, power |
| 2 | Old High German | maht | might |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mahti | might, power |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |
Words derived from “Machtkampf”