Where does “fullmaktsgivare” come from?

fullmaktsgivare (Swedish) comes from Swedish fullmakt, from Swedish makt, from Old Norse makt, from Middle Low German macht, from Old Saxon maht, from Proto-West Germanic mahti, from Proto-Germanic mahtiz, from Proto-Germanic mahtuz — to be able.

fullmaktsgivare (Swedish): principal, grantor a person that grants another person power of attorney to act on their behalf

Definitions

  1. principal, grantor a person that grants another person power of attorney to act on their behalf

Ancestry of “fullmaktsgivare”, step by step

fullmaktsgivare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fullmakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfullmakta mandate, a power of attorney
2Swedishmaktpower, influence; a power
3Old Norsemakt—
4Middle Low Germanmacht—
5Old Saxonmahtmight
6Proto-West Germanicmahtimight, power
7Proto-Germanicmahtizpower, ability; strength, force
8Proto-Germanicmahtuzmight, power
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Swedish givare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgivarea giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor
2Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
3Old Swedishgivato give
4Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →