Where does “mahtig” come from?

mahtig (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon maht, 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.

mahtig (Old Saxon): mighty

Definitions

  1. mighty

Ancestry of “mahtig”, step by step

mahtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon maht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonmahtmight
2Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
3Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
4Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Proto-West Germanic mahtīg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmahtīgmighty, powerful
2Proto-Germanicmahtīgazmighty
3Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “mahtig”

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