Where does “Machtlosigkeit” come from?
Machtlosigkeit (German) comes from German machtlos, 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 — to be able.
Machtlosigkeit (German): powerlessness, helplessness
Definitions
- powerlessness, helplessness
Ancestry of “Machtlosigkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | machtlos | powerless |
| 2 | German | macht | third-person singular present of machen;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | maht | — |
| 4 | Old High German | maht | might |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mahti | might, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |