Where does “vidmakthålla” come from?

vidmakthålla (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.

vidmakthålla (Swedish): maintain, perpetuate, sustain

Definitions

  1. maintain, perpetuate, sustain

Ancestry of “vidmakthålla”, step by step

vidmakthålla traces back through 3 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 hålla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhållahold; grip; hold; to cause to wait; hold; arrange...
2Old Swedishhaldato hold; to keep; to guard, defend
3Old Norsehaldato hold
4Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

via Swedish vid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvidwide; having great width; at, beside, next to,...
2Old Swedishviþer—

Words derived from “vidmakthålla”

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