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Where does “alamahtīg” come from?

alamahtīg (Old High German) comes 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-.

Ancestry of “alamahtīg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicalamahtīgazalmighty
2Proto-Germanicmahtīgazmighty
3Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
4Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “alamahtīg”

  • almachtich
  • allmächteg
  • almachtig
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