Where does “daadkracht” come from?

daadkracht (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.

daadkracht (Dutch): resolve, will to enact policy, willpower

Definitions

  1. resolve, will to enact policy, willpower

Ancestry of “daadkracht”, step by step

daadkracht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkrachtpower, force, strength; force
2Middle Dutchcrachtstrength; force
3Old Dutchcraftstrength, power, force
4Proto-West Germanickraftustrength, power; skill
5Proto-Germanickraftuzstrength, power
6Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Dutch daad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdaaddeed, act
2Middle Dutchdâetdeed, act
3Old Dutchdātdeed, action
4Proto-West Germanicdādideed
5Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz →