Where does “krigsmakt” come from?
krigsmakt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål makt, from Old Norse makt, from Middle Low German macht, from Old Saxon maht, from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis — to be able.
krigsmakt (Norwegian Bokmål): military power, armed forces
Definitions
- military power, armed forces
Ancestry of “krigsmakt”, step by step
krigsmakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål makt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | makt | power |
| 2 | Old Norse | makt | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | macht | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | maht | might |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mahti | might, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Norwegian Bokmål krig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | krig | war |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krîch | battle; war; fight |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krīg | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krīg | strife; struggle; fight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krīganą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |