Where does “stormakt” come from?
stormakt (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.
stormakt (Norwegian Bokmål): a great power, major power
Definitions
- a great power, major power
Ancestry of “stormakt”, step by step
stormakt 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 |