Where does “entmachten” come from?
entmachten (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-.
entmachten (German): To deprive someone/something of his/its power, to...
Definitions
- To deprive someone/something of his/its power, to...
Ancestry of “entmachten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |
Words derived from “entmachten”