Where does “makt” come from?
makt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.
makt (Norwegian Bokmål): power
Ancestry of “makt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | makt | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | macht | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | maht | might |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mahti | might, power |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |
Words derived from “makt”