Etymology

almighty

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Today it means: Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful Full definition →

Middle English almyghty ← Old English ælmihtiġ ← Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz
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almighty · adjective, adverb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*alamahtīgaz
  2. Old English · inherited fromælmihtiġ“all-powerful”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromalmyghty
  4. English todayalmighty

From Middle English almyghty, almighty, from Old English ælmihtiġ (“all-powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz, equivalent to al- + might + -y.

Almighty · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromsē Ælmihtiġa
  2. Middle English · inherited fromþe Almyȝty
  3. English todayAlmighty

From Middle English þe Almyȝty, þe Almihtiȝ, from Old English sē Ælmihtiġa (literally “the Almighty (One)”). More at almighty.

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