MACHT

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Name Element

Contents 1 Origin and Meaning 1.1 Ancient Germanic 1.2 Old High German 1.3 Old Saxon 2 Combinations 3 First Element Forms 4 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element which is closely related to MAGN

Ancient Germanic

*mahti- = 'might, power, ability' ^[1]

Old High German

maht = 'might, power, ability' ^[1]

Old Saxon

maht = 'might, power, ability' ^[1]

Combinations

Name Element	Example
HARD	see Machthard (German)
HILD	see Mahthilt (German)

First Element Forms

Macht- Maf- Maht- Mat- Matt-
Mecht- Med- Mekt-

References

1. ↑ Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch (Band 1-4)