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English

Macht

Macht comes from German Macht ‘power, authority’, from Old High German maht ‘might’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mógʰtisreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*maganą‘to be able, may’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mahtiz‘power, ability’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mahti‘might, power’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050maht‘might’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentMacht‘power, authority’
  8. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mógʰtisreconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*maganą‘to be able, may’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mahtiz‘power, ability’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mahti‘might, power’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050maht‘might’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentMacht‘power, authority’
  8. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *maganą ‘to be able, may’

may, yay, mower, yayo, 3 more

through Proto-Germanic *mahtiz ‘power, ability’

mighty, mightily, 2 more

through Proto-West Germanic *mahti ‘might, power’

might, 1 more

Today it means

name A surname from German.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis / Macht

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