Etymograph

English

God Almighty

God Almighty comes from Hebrew אֵל שַׁדַּי.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentאֵל שַׁדַּי
  2. EnglishtodayGod Almighty

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentאֵל שַׁדַּי
  2. EnglishtodayGod Almighty

Made of the words God + Almighty

Proto-Germanic *gudą ‘god, deity’

Proto-West Germanic *god ‘god, deity’

Old English god ‘god’

Middle English god

English God

Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz

Proto-West Germanic *alamahtīg

Old English ælmihtiġ ‘all-powerful’

Middle English almyghty

English Almighty

Today it means

name almighty God, omnipotent God, God the all-powerful

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Hebrew אֵל שַׁדַּי / God Almighty