Where does “macht” come from?

macht (German) comes 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- — to be able.

macht (German): third-person singular present of machen;...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present of machen;...

Ancestry of “macht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “macht”

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