Where does “ordningsmakt” come from?

ordningsmakt (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis — to be able.

ordningsmakt (Swedish): police

Definitions

  1. police

Ancestry of “ordningsmakt”, step by step

ordningsmakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish makt

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

via Swedish ordning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordningorder; orderliness, tidiness
2Swedish-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See...
3Old Swedish-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
5Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis →Every word from Proto-Germanic mahtuz →