Where does “maht” come from?

maht (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

maht (Old Saxon): might

Definitions

  1. might

Ancestry of “maht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
2Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
3Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

Words derived from “maht”

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