Where does “mahtiz” come from?

mahtiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

mahtiz (Proto-Germanic): power, ability; strength, force

Definitions

  1. power, ability; strength, force

Ancestry of “mahtiz”, step by step

mahtiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic mahtuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Proto-Indo-European (me)mógʰe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(me)mógʰeto have power, to be able to
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “mahtiz”

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