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- — to be able.

Macht (Pennsylvania German): might; power

Definitions

  1. might; power

Ancestry of “Macht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmahtmight
2Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
3Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
4Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →