Where does “mahtuz” come from?

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

mahtuz (Proto-Germanic): might, power

Definitions

  1. might, power

Ancestry of “mahtuz”, step by step

mahtuz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Proto-Indo-European megʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “mahtuz”

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