Where does “mektig” come from?
mektig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish mægtig, from Old Norse mektugr, from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig, from Old Saxon maht, from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz — to be able.
mektig (Norwegian Bokmål): mighty; powerful; vast; huge; enormous; rich
Definitions
- mighty; powerful; vast; huge; enormous; rich
Ancestry of “mektig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mægtig | powerful, mighty |
| 2 | Old Norse | mektugr | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | mechtich | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | mahtig | mighty |
| 5 | Old Saxon | maht | might |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mahti | might, power |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |