Where does “máttur” come from?
máttur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse máttr, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.
máttur (Icelandic): power, strength
Ancestry of “máttur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | máttr | might, strength |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |