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.
maktfordeling (Norwegian Nynorsk): power-sharing, division or separation of powers
Definitions
- power-sharing, division or separation of powers
Ancestry of “maktfordeling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | makt | power; force; imperative of makte |
| 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- | — |