Where does “menschengemacht” come from?
menschengemacht (German) comes from German gemacht, 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.
menschengemacht (German): man-made
Definitions
- man-made
Ancestry of “menschengemacht”, step by step
menschengemacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gemacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gemacht | past participle of machen; made |
| 2 | Old Saxon | gimaht | penis |
| 3 | Old Saxon | 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- | to be able |