Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/alamahtīgaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *ala- +‎ *mahtīgaz, perhaps a calque of Latin omnipotēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.ɑ.ˈmɑx.tiːɣɑz/

Adjective

*alamahtīgaz

1. almighty

Inflection

Declension of *alamahtīgaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*alamahtīgaz	*alamahtīgai	*alamahtīgō	*alamahtīgôz	*alamahtīgą, -atō	*alamahtīgō
Accusative	*alamahtīganǭ	*alamahtīganz	*alamahtīgǭ	*alamahtīgōz	*alamahtīgą, -atō	*alamahtīgō
Genitive	*alamahtīgas, -is	*alamahtīgaizǫ̂	*alamahtīgaizōz	*alamahtīgaizǫ̂	*alamahtīgas, -is	*alamahtīgaizǫ̂
Dative	*alamahtīgammai	*alamahtīgaimaz	*alamahtīgaizōi	*alamahtīgaimaz	*alamahtīgammai	*alamahtīgaimaz
Instrumental	*alamahtīganō	*alamahtīgaimiz	*alamahtīgaizō	*alamahtīgaimiz	*alamahtīganō	*alamahtīgaimiz
Weak declension
Case	Masculine		Feminine		Neuter
	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*alamahtīgô	*alamahtīganiz	*alamahtīgǭ	*alamahtīgōniz	*alamahtīgô	*alamahtīgōnō
Accusative	*alamahtīganų	*alamahtīganunz	*alamahtīgōnų	*alamahtīgōnunz	*alamahtīgô	*alamahtīgōnō
Genitive	*alamahtīginiz	*alamahtīganǫ̂	*alamahtīgōniz	*alamahtīgōnǫ̂	*alamahtīginiz	*alamahtīganǫ̂
Dative	*alamahtīgini	*alamahtīgammaz	*alamahtīgōni	*alamahtīgōmaz	*alamahtīgini	*alamahtīgammaz
Instrumental	*alamahtīginē	*alamahtīgammiz	*alamahtīgōnē	*alamahtīgōmiz	*alamahtīginē	*alamahtīgammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *alamahtīg
  • Old English: ælmeahtiġ, ælmehtiġ, ælmihteġ, ælmihtiġ, ealmihtiġ
    • Middle English: almyghty, almihti, almihtiȝ
      • English: almighty
      • Scots: awmichtie
  • Old Frisian: ellemachtich, ellemechtich, elmachtich, elmechtich
    • Saterland Frisian: almachtich
    • West Frisian: almachtich
  • Old Saxon: alomahtig, alamahtīg, alamehtig, almahtig
    • Middle Low German: alemachtich
      • German Low German: allmachtig
      • Plautdietsch: aulmajchtich
      • → Danish: almægtig
      • → Norwegian: allmektig
      • → Old Swedish: alzmæktogher
        • Swedish: allsmäktig
  • Old Dutch: *alamahtīg, alamehtig
    • Middle Dutch: almachtig, almechtich
      • Dutch: almachtig
        • Afrikaans: almagtig
  • Old High German: alamahtīg
    • Middle High German: almachtich
      • Cimbrian: almachtig
      • German: allmächtig
      • Luxembourgish: allmächteg
• Old Norse: almáttigr
  • Icelandic: almáttugur
  • Faroese: almáttugur