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 — to be able.

mektig (Norwegian Nynorsk): mighty; powerful; vast; huge; enormous; rich

Definitions

  1. mighty; powerful; vast; huge; enormous; rich

Ancestry of “mektig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemektugr—
2Middle Low Germanmechtich—
3Old Saxonmahtigmighty
4Old Saxonmahtmight
5Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
6Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
7Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →