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Where does “mahtuz” come from?

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

mahtuz (Proto-Germanic): might, power

Definitions

  1. might, power

Ancestry of “mahtuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—

Words derived from “mahtuz”

  • might
  • mighty
  • Matilda
  • mightily
  • Tilly
  • Wehrmacht
  • mightest
  • mightiness
  • mighta
  • grimalkin
  • overmighty
  • Malde
  • malkin
  • merkin
  • mightful
  • mightn't
  • mightn't've
  • mightand
  • mighteous
  • mighteth
  • mightnae
  • might-be
  • Großmacht
  • Machtwort
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