Where does “makte” come from?

makte (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.

makte (Norwegian Bokmål): to be able to; to manage; to be equal to

Definitions

  1. to be able to; to manage; to be equal to

Ancestry of “makte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmaktpower
2Old Norsemakt—
3Middle Low Germanmacht—
4Old Saxonmahtmight
5Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
6Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
7Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →