Where does “stormakt” come from?

stormakt (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.

stormakt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a great power, major power

Definitions

  1. a great power, major power

Ancestry of “stormakt”, step by step

stormakt 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 stør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstøra sturgeon, a fish of the family Acipenseridae....
2Old Norsestórrbig, large, tall, great
3Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →