Where does “gemacht” come from?

gemacht (German) comes from Old Saxon gimaht, from Old Saxon 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.

gemacht (German): past participle of machen; made

Definitions

  1. past participle of machen; made

Ancestry of “gemacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongimahtpenis
2Old Saxonmahtmight
3Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
4Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
5Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “gemacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →