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        <title type="main">Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *mahtīgaz</title>
        <author>Scott K. Shay</author>
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      <publicationStmt>
        <publisher>Wardja Press</publisher>
        <date when="2026-10-01"/>
        <idno type="URL">https://protogermanic.org/pgmc_mahtīgaz</idno>
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        <p>Single-entry extract from the dictionary. Cross-references to other entries point to their identifiers in the full dictionary.</p>
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        <entry xml:id="pgmc_mahtigaz" type="adj" corresp="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mahtīgaz">
          <form type="lemma">
            <orth>mahtīgaz</orth>
            <pron notation="ipa">ˈmɑx.tiː.ɣɑz</pron>
            <form type="runic">
              <orth>ᛗᚨᚺᛏᛁᚷᚨᛉ</orth>
            </form>
          </form>
          <gramGrp>
            <pos>adj</pos>
            <gram type="stem">a-stem</gram>
          </gramGrp>
          <sense n="1">
            <def>mighty</def>
          </sense>
          <etym>
            <seg type="p">From *mahtiz + *-gaz.</seg>
          </etym>
          <re type="paradigm">
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgôz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>mahtīganǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgą, -atō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #strong">
              <orth>mahtīganz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaizōz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgas, -is</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaizǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaizōi</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgammai</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaimaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>mahtīganō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaizō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>mahtīganō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #strong">
              <orth>mahtīgaimiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgǭ</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #masc #weak">
              <orth>mahtīganiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #fem #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #nom #neut #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>mahtīganų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgōnų</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgô</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #masc #weak">
              <orth>mahtīganunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #fem #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgōnunz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #acc #neut #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgōnō</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>mahtīginiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgōniz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>mahtīginiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #masc #weak">
              <orth>mahtīganǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #fem #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgōnǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #gen #neut #weak">
              <orth>mahtīganǫ̂</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgōni</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgini</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #masc #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #fem #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgōmaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #dat #neut #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgammaz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>mahtīginē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgōnē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#sg #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>mahtīginē</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #masc #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgammiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #fem #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgōmiz</orth>
            </form>
            <form type="inflected" ana="#pl #instr #neut #weak">
              <orth>mahtīgammiz</orth>
            </form>
          </re>
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              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mahtīg</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>mahtig</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>machtich, mechtich</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Limburgish</lang>
                        <orth>mechtig</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mahtīg</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Dutch</lang>
                    <orth>mahtig</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Dutch</lang>
                      <orth>machtich, mechtich</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Dutch</lang>
                        <orth>machtig</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Afrikaans</lang>
                          <orth>magtig</orth>
                        </form>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Indonesian</lang>
                          <orth>mahteh</orth>
                        </form>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Negerhollands</lang>
                          <orth>machtig, mahtig</orth>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mahtīg</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old English</lang>
                    <orth>mihtiġ, mæhtiġ, meahtiġ, mehtiġ</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle English</lang>
                      <orth>myghty, maȝty, miȝty, mighti</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>English</lang>
                        <orth>mighty</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Scots</lang>
                        <orth>michty, mychty</orth>
                      </form>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>Yola</lang>
                        <orth>michty</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mahtīg</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Frisian</lang>
                    <orth>machtich, mechtich</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Saterland Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>machtich</orth>
                    </form>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>West Frisian</lang>
                      <orth>machtich</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mahtīg</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old High German</lang>
                    <orth>mahtīg, mahtīc</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle High German</lang>
                      <orth>mechtic</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German</lang>
                        <orth>mächtig</orth>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-West Germanic</lang>
                  <orth>*mahtīg</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Saxon</lang>
                    <orth>mahtig</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Middle Low German</lang>
                      <orth>mechtich</orth>
                      <form type="descendant">
                        <lang>German Low German</lang>
                        <orth>machtig</orth>
                        <form type="descendant">
                          <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                          <orth>mektugr</orth>
                          <form type="descendant">
                            <lang>Danish</lang>
                            <orth>mægtig</orth>
                          </form>
                          <form type="descendant">
                            <lang>Norwegian</lang>
                            <orth>mektig</orth>
                          </form>
                          <form type="descendant">
                            <lang>Swedish</lang>
                            <orth>mäktig</orth>
                          </form>
                        </form>
                      </form>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Proto-Norse</lang>
                  <orth>?</orth>
                  <form type="descendant">
                    <lang>Old Norse</lang>
                    <orth>máttugr, máttigr</orth>
                    <form type="descendant">
                      <lang>Icelandic</lang>
                      <orth>máttugur</orth>
                    </form>
                  </form>
                </form>
              </item>
              <item>
                <form type="descendant">
                  <lang>Gothic</lang>
                  <orth>𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (mahteigs)</orth>
                </form>
              </item>
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