Where does “máttugur” come from?

máttugur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse máttigr, from Proto-Germanic mahtīgaz, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

máttugur (Icelandic): powerful, mighty

Definitions

  1. powerful, mighty

Ancestry of “máttugur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemáttigr—
2Proto-Germanicmahtīgazmighty
3Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
4Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →