Where does “Macht” come from?
Macht (Pennsylvania German) comes from Old High German maht, from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.
Macht (Pennsylvania German): might; power
Ancestry of “Macht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | maht | might |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mahti | might, power |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mahtiz | power, ability; strength, force |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mahtuz | might, power |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |