Where does “handlekraft” come from?

handlekraft (Danish) comes from Danish kraft, from Old Norse kraptr, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

handlekraft (Danish): initiative; the ability and inclination to take action

Definitions

  1. initiative; the ability and inclination to take action

Ancestry of “handlekraft”, step by step

handlekraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkraftstrength; force
2Old Norsekraptrstrength
3Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Danish handle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhandleact; trade, shop
2Old Norsehandla
3Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
4Proto-Germanichanduzhand

Words derived from “handlekraft

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tusEvery word from Proto-Germanic -þuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz
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