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Where does “almáttugur” come from?

almáttugur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse almáttigr, from Proto-Germanic alamahtīgaz, from Proto-Germanic mahtīgaz, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

almáttugur (Icelandic): almighty, omnipotent

Definitions

  1. almighty, omnipotent

Ancestry of “almáttugur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsealmáttigr—
2Proto-Germanicalamahtīgazalmighty
3Proto-Germanicmahtīgazmighty
4Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
5Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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