Where does “majchtich” come from?

majchtich (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German mechtich, from Old Saxon mahtig, 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.

majchtich (Plautdietsch): mighty

Definitions

  1. mighty

Ancestry of “majchtich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmechtich—
2Old Saxonmahtigmighty
3Old Saxonmahtmight
4Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
5Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
6Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
8Proto-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 →