Where does “kraftidiot” come from?

kraftidiot (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.

kraftidiot (Danish): huge idiot, moron

Definitions

  1. huge idiot, moron

Ancestry of “kraftidiot”, step by step

kraftidiot 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 idiot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishidiotan idiot, imbecile, fool
2Ancient Greekἰδιώτηςa private person, one not engaged in public...
3Ancient Greekἴδιοςpertaining to self, that is, one's own; private;...
4Proto-Hellenic*hwédios—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz →