Where does “mektig” come from?
mektig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis.
mektig (Norwegian Nynorsk): mighty; powerful; vast; huge; enormous; rich
Definitions
- mighty; powerful; vast; huge; enormous; rich
Ancestry of “mektig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | mektugr | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | mechtich | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | mahtig | mighty |
| 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- | — |