Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mahtīg

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz. Equivalent to *mahti +‎ *-g.

Adjective

*mahtīg

  1. mighty, powerful

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *mahtīg
Genitive *mahtīgas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *mahtīg *mahtīgu *mahtīg
Accusative *mahtīganā *mahtīgā *mahtīg
Genitive *mahtīgas *mahtīgeʀā *mahtīgas
Dative *mahtīgumē *mahtīgeʀē *mahtīgumē
Instrumental *mahtīgu *mahtīgeʀu *mahtīgu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *mahtīgē *mahtīgō *mahtīgu
Accusative *mahtīgā *mahtīgā *mahtīgu
Genitive *mahtīgeʀō *mahtīgeʀō *mahtīgeʀō
Dative *mahtīgēm, *mahtīgum *mahtīgēm, *mahtīgum *mahtīgēm, *mahtīgum
Instrumental *mahtīgēm, *mahtīgum *mahtīgēm, *mahtīgum *mahtīgēm, *mahtīgum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: mihtiġ, mæhtiġ, meahtiġ, mehtiġ
    • Middle English: myghty, maȝty, miȝty, mighti
      • English: mighty
      • Scots: michty, mychty
      • Yola: michty
  • Old Frisian: machtich, mechtich
  • Old Saxon: mahtig
  • Old Dutch: mahtig
  • Old High German: mahtīg, mahtīc
    • Middle High German: mechtic
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