Where does “ælmihtig” come from?

ælmihtig (Old English) comes from Old English ælmihtiġ, from Proto-Germanic alamahtīgaz, from Proto-Germanic mahtīgaz, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

ælmihtig (Old English): all-powerful

Definitions

  1. all-powerful

Ancestry of “ælmihtig”, step by step

ælmihtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ælmihtiġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishælmihtiġall-powerful
2Proto-Germanicalamahtīgazalmighty
3Proto-Germanicmahtīgazmighty
4Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
5Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Proto-West Germanic *alamahtīg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*alamahtīg

Words derived from “ælmihtig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtisEvery word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz
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