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Where does “mahtiz” come from?

mahtiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic mahtuz, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-.

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

Definitions

  1. power, ability; strength, force

Ancestry of “mahtiz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mahtiz”

  • might
  • mighty
  • Matilda
  • mightily
  • almighty
  • Tilly
  • Wehrmacht
  • mightest
  • mightiness
  • almightiness
  • mighta
  • grimalkin
  • overmighty
  • Malde
  • malkin
  • merkin
  • almightily
  • mightful
  • mightn't
  • mightn't've
  • mightless
  • mightand
  • almyghty
  • mighteous
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