Where does “sonkrag” come from?
sonkrag (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans krag, from Dutch kracht, from Middle Dutch cracht, from Old Dutch craft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
sonkrag (Afrikaans): solar power
Definitions
- solar power
Ancestry of “sonkrag”, step by step
sonkrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans krag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | krag | strength; force |
| 2 | Dutch | kracht | power, force, strength; force |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cracht | strength; force |
| 4 | Old Dutch | craft | strength, power, force |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Afrikaans son
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | son | Sun, sun star of the solar system |
| 2 | Dutch | Zon | the Sun (closest star to the Earth) |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sonne | sun; sunshine, sunlight |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sunna | sun; Son |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnā | sun |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sunnǭ | the sun |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sh̥₂uén | sun; the Sun |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |