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Where does “almehtec” come from?

almehtec (Middle High German) comes from Old High German almahtīg, from Proto-West Germanic *alamahtīg, 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-.

Ancestry of “almehtec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanalmahtīg—
2Proto-West Germanic*alamahtīg—
3Proto-Germanicalamahtīgazalmighty
4Proto-Germanicmahtīgazmighty
5Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
6Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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