Where does “maktfordeling” come from?
maktfordeling (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.
maktfordeling (Norwegian Bokmål): power-sharing, division or separation of powers
Definitions
- power-sharing, division or separation of powers
Ancestry of “maktfordeling”, step by step
maktfordeling 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 fordeling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fordeling | distribution; apportionment |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | fordele | to distribute |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | dele | to divide; to split; to share |
| 4 | Middle Low German | delen | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | dēlian | to deal out, to distribute |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *dailijan | to divide |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dailijaną | to divide, to share, to deal |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰAil- | part, watershed |