mäktig
Swedish
/²mɛktɪ(ɡ)/
adj
Definitions
- powerful
- imposing
- mighty
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse mektugr borrowed from Middle Low German mechtich derived from Old Saxon mahtig.
Origin
Old Saxon
mahtig
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- might English
- mightily English
- mightiness English
- mighty English
- overmighty English
- unmighty English
- mektig Norwegian Bokmål
- *mahtīgaz Proto-Germanic
- mektig Norwegian Nynorsk
- mighty Middle English
- mektugr Old Norse
- mægtig Danish
- *mahtīg gmw-pro
- mechtich Middle Low German
- alomahtig Old Saxon
- mahtig Old Saxon