Where does “maktfordeling” come from?

maktfordeling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): power-sharing, division or separation of powers

Definitions

  1. power-sharing, division or separation of powers

Ancestry of “maktfordeling”, step by step

maktfordeling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk makt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmaktpower; force; imperative of makte
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

via Norwegian Nynorsk fordeling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfordelingdistribution; apportionment
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →