almachtig
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˌɑlˈmɑx.təx/
adj
Definitions
- almighty, omnipotent
- (figuratively) (the most) mighty, in (almost total) control
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch almechtich inherited from Old Dutch *alamahtīg inherited from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz (almighty) suffix from Dutch, Flemish almacht.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
almacht
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- al Dutch, Flemish
- almacht Dutch, Flemish
- macht Dutch, Flemish
- *alamahtīgaz Proto-Germanic
- ælmihtig Old English
- ælmihtiġ Old English
- almáttigr Old Norse
- almechtich Middle Dutch
- alamahtīg Old High German
- almachtich Middle High German
- allmächteg Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *alamahtīg Old Dutch
- almachtig Cimbrian
- alomahtig Old Saxon