mektig

Norwegian

adj-2

Definitions

mighty; powerful
vast; huge; enormous
rich
(geology) wide; thick; large

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse mektugr borrowed from Middle Low German mechtich derived from Old Saxon mahtig derived from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz (mighty).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*mahtīgaz

Gloss

mighty

Concept

Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

all Norwegian Bokmål
allmektig Norwegian Bokmål
*mahtīgaz Proto-Germanic
mäktig Swedish
mektig Norwegian Nynorsk
mektugr Old Norse
máttigr Old Norse
mægtig Danish
𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 Gothic
*mahtīg gmw-pro
mechtich Middle Low German
alomahtig Old Saxon
mahtig Old Saxon

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allmektig