Machtwort

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • a "word of power", a word that condenses in itself many concepts (for example, sein – to be)
  • (figuratively) authority, power; say

Etymology

Compound from German Macht (power, might) + German Wort (word, term).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Wort

Gloss

word, term

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms