Where does “almyghty” come from?

almyghty (Middle English) comes from Old English ælmihtig, from Old English ælmihtiġ, 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- — to be able.

almyghty (Middle English): almighty

Definitions

  1. almighty

Ancestry of “almyghty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishælmihtigall-powerful
2Old Englishælmihtiġall-powerful
3Proto-Germanicalamahtīgazalmighty
4Proto-Germanicmahtīgazmighty
5Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
6Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “almyghty”

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