máttr
Old Norse
noun
Definitions
- might, strength
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz (power, might) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis, *megʰ- (be able, capable, help, be able to, power, sorcerer).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*megʰ-
Gloss
be able, capable, help, be able to, power, sorcerer
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
力
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Mactulfi Latin
- Macht German
- может быть Russian
- помочь Russian
- μηχανή Ancient Greek
- μῆχος Ancient Greek
- *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *mógʰtis Proto-Indo-European
- *maganą Proto-Germanic
- *maginą Proto-Germanic
- *mahtiz Proto-Germanic
- *meganą Proto-Germanic
- mogelegheit Norwegian Nynorsk
- moglegheit Norwegian Nynorsk
- mulegheit Norwegian Nynorsk
- muligheit Norwegian Nynorsk
- mått Norwegian Nynorsk
- miht Old English
- mihtig Old English
- mihtleas Old English
- mihtlic Old English
- mihtlice Old English
- ælmiht Old English
- might Middle English
- myght Middle English
- landsmegin Old Norse
- meginherr Old Norse
- meginland Old Norse
- megn Old Norse
- má Old Norse
- mátta Old Norse
- mǫguligr Old Norse
- vanmegin Old Norse
- úmagaeyrir Old Norse
- úmagi Old Norse
- *moťi Proto-Slavic
- Mathilde Old French
- máttlaus Icelandic
- máttur Icelandic
- maht Old High German
- máttloysi Faroese
- máttur Faroese
- nacht Middle High German
- Muecht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 Gothic
- *naht gmw-pro
- *mahti Proto-Finnic
- macht Middle Low German
- mȫgelîk Middle Low German
- vormoge Middle Low German
- vormogen Middle Low German
- gimaht Old Saxon
- maht Old Saxon
- māht Vilamovian