Where does “máttr” come from?

máttr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

máttr (Old Norse): might, strength

Definitions

  1. might, strength

Ancestry of “máttr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
2Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “máttr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →