Where does “aandrijfkracht” come from?
aandrijfkracht (Dutch) comes 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.
aandrijfkracht (Dutch): driving force
Definitions
- driving force
Ancestry of “aandrijfkracht”, step by step
aandrijfkracht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kracht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kracht | power, force, strength; force |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cracht | strength; force |
| 3 | Old Dutch | craft | strength, power, force |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch aandrijven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aandrijven | to drive, to power, to supply a driving force to;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | aendriven | — |