Where does “dommekracht” come from?

dommekracht (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.

dommekracht (Dutch): a jack suited for lifting heavy loads; dumb...

Definitions

  1. a jack suited for lifting heavy loads; dumb...

Ancestry of “dommekracht”, step by step

dommekracht traces back through 3 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 dom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdomdumb, brainless; stupid, silly; accidental,...
2Middle Dutchdoem—
3Old Dutchduom—
4Proto-West Germanicdōmjudgement
5Proto-Germanicdōmazjudgement
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰóh₁mosthat which is put, placed
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Middle Low German dumkraft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandumkraft—
2Old Saxonthumothumb
3Proto-West Germanicþūmōthumb
4Proto-Germanicþūmôthumb
5Proto-Indo-Europeantūm-to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

Words derived from “dommekracht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic kraftuz →