máttur

Faroese

noun
Definitions
  • power, strength

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse máttr inherited from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (power, might) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mógʰtis

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