Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mahtīgaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*mahtugaz

Etymology

From *mahtiz +‎ *-gaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑx.tiː.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*mahtīgaz

mighty

Inflection

Declension of *mahtīgaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mahtīgaz	*mahtīgai	*mahtīgō	*mahtīgôz	*mahtīgą, -atō	*mahtīgō
Accusative	*mahtīganǭ	*mahtīganz	*mahtīgǭ	*mahtīgōz	*mahtīgą, -atō	*mahtīgō
Genitive	*mahtīgas, -is	*mahtīgaizǫ̂	*mahtīgaizōz	*mahtīgaizǫ̂	*mahtīgas, -is	*mahtīgaizǫ̂
Dative	*mahtīgammai	*mahtīgaimaz	*mahtīgaizōi	*mahtīgaimaz	*mahtīgammai	*mahtīgaimaz
Instrumental	*mahtīganō	*mahtīgaimiz	*mahtīgaizō	*mahtīgaimiz	*mahtīganō	*mahtīgaimiz

Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mahtīgô	*mahtīganiz	*mahtīgǭ	*mahtīgōniz	*mahtīgô	*mahtīgōnō
Accusative	*mahtīganų	*mahtīganunz	*mahtīgōnų	*mahtīgōnunz	*mahtīgô	*mahtīgōnō
Genitive	*mahtīginiz	*mahtīganǫ̂	*mahtīgōniz	*mahtīgōnǫ̂	*mahtīginiz	*mahtīganǫ̂
Dative	*mahtīgini	*mahtīgammaz	*mahtīgōni	*mahtīgōmaz	*mahtīgini	*mahtīgammaz
Instrumental	*mahtīginē	*mahtīgammiz	*mahtīgōnē	*mahtīgōmiz	*mahtīginē	*mahtīgammiz

Derived terms

*alamahtīgaz

Descendants

Old English: mæhtiġ, meahtiġ, mehtiġ, mihtiġ
- Middle English: maȝty, miȝty, myghty, mighti
  - Scots: michty, mychty
  - English: mighty
Old Frisian: machtich, mechtich
- Saterland Frisian: machtich
- West Frisian: machtich
Old Saxon: mahtig
- Middle Low German: mechtich
  - German Low German: machtig
  - → Old Norse: mektugr
    - Danish: mægtig
    - Swedish: mäktig
    - Norwegian: mektig
Old Dutch: magtig
- Middle Dutch: magtech
  - Dutch: machtig
Old High German: mahtīg, mahtīc
- Middle High German: mechtic
  - German: mächtig
Old Norse: máttugr, máttigr
- Icelandic: máttugur
Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (mahteigs)

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